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| name             = Kuurdak
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| caption          = Kuurdak being prepared
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| country          = Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan
| region           = Central Asia
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| main_ingredient  = [[mutton]], [[onion]], vegetable oil or animal fat
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'''Kuurdak''' ({{lang-ky|куурдак}}, {{lang-kz|куырдак}}, {{lang-tk|gowurdak}}; Говурдак, {{ug|قورداق, ''қордақ''|qordaq}}, {{lang-uz|qovurdoq}}), transliterated with various spellings, is a traditional meat dish made in [[Central Asia]], especially among the [[Kyrgyz people|Kyrgyz]]. The name comes from a [[nominalisation]] of the word "roast", "fried", referring to how the food is made. It is described as "stewed brown meat".<ref>[http://www.kyrgyzchildrensfuture.org/kyrgyz-culture/kyrgyz-recipes/kuurdak-chyz-byz/]</ref>

Kuurdak is one of the main and oldest dishes in [[Kyrgyz cuisine]]. Kuurdak is usually made from [[mutton]], fat and onion, it can be made using [[beef]] or any other kind of meat except pork. In [[Kazakh cuisine]] kuurdak made from sheep's liver, kidney, heart and lungs.

==See also==
* [[List of lamb dishes]]
* [[List of Uzbek dishes]]
* {{portal-inline|Food}}

==References==
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==Further reading==
*[http://ianbek.kg/?p=12993 Kuurdak description and etymology]

[[Category:Central Asian cuisine]]
[[Category:Kyrgyz cuisine]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani cuisine]]
[[Category:Uzbekistani cuisine]]
[[Category:Lamb dishes]]
[[Category:National dishes]]
[[Category:Turkmenistan cuisine]]

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