Qarta is a Kazakh and

Kyrgyz cuisine Kyrgyz cuisine is the cuisine of the Kyrgyz, who comprise a majority of the population of Kyrgyzstan. The cuisine is similar in many aspects to that of their neighbors. Traditional Kyrgyz food revolves around mutton, beef and horse meat, as ...

dish of boiled and pan-fried horse rectum, taken from the final few inches of digestive tract before the muscular part of the anus. It is served without sauce or spices."I ate horse ass in Kazakhstan"
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. It is prepared in various ways to clean it thoroughly and remove any unpleasant taste due to the provenance of the tissue. One method is to turn it inside out and wash it thoroughly. It can also be smoked for 24 hours and then (sometimes) dried for an additional 48 hours. Or it can be boiled for a couple of hours. It is then sliced into rounds, simmered in a "meat bouillon" and seasoned with salt, green pepper, and

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. It is often served with qazy. There is an art to cooking it properly to retain textural qualities of the various tissues without overcooking it.

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