Çäkçäk (pronounced ,
Yañalif
Jaꞑalif, Yangalif or Yañalif (Tatar: jaꞑa əlifba/yaña älifba → jaꞑalif/yañalif, , Cyrillic: Яңалиф, "new alphabet") is the first Latin alphabet used during the latinisation in the Soviet Union in the 1930s for the Turkic languag ...
: ''Cəkcək'',
Tatar Cyrillic: Чәкчәк
or чәк-чәк, ''çäk-çäk''; tg, чақчақ, ''chaqchaq''; ky, чак-чак; uz, chak-chak; russian: чак-чак, ''chak-chak''; ba, сәк-сәк, ''säk-säk'', Kazakh "чак-чак", frequently anglicized as chak-chak (), is a
Tatar sweet. It is particularly popular in
Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan (russian: Республика Татарстан, Respublika Tatarstan, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə tətɐrˈstan; tt-Cyrl, Татарстан Республикасы), or simply Tatarstan (russian: Татарстан, tt ...
and
Bashkortostan
The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkortostan ( ba, Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Bashqortostan Respublikahy; russian: Республика Башкортостан, Respublika Bashkortostan),; russian: Респу́блик ...
, and is recognized as Tatarstan's national sweet in
Russian Federation
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
.
Çäkçäk is made from unleavened dough cut and rolled into hazelnut-sized balls, which are then
deep-fried
Deep frying (also referred to as deep fat frying) is a cooking method in which food is submerged in hot fat, traditionally lard but today most commonly oil, as opposed to the shallow oil used in conventional frying done in a frying pan. Norma ...
in oil. Optionally hazelnuts or dried fruit (e.g.
apricot and
raisin
A raisin is a dried grape. Raisins are produced in many regions of the world and may be eaten raw or used in cooking, baking, and brewing. In the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia, the word ''raisin'' is reserved for the ...
) are added to the mixture. The fried balls are stacked in a mound in a special mold and drenched with hot
honey
Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants (primar ...
. After cooling and hardening, çäkçäk may be optionally decorated with hazelnuts and dried fruits.
Traditional wedding çäkçäk is of bigger size and is often covered with
candies and
dragée
A dragée ( ; ), also known as confetto (; ), malbas, Jordan almond, or sugared almond in the U.K, is a bite-sized form of confectionery with a hard outer shell. It is often used for another purpose (e.g. decorative, symbolic, medicinal, etc.) i ...
s. The biggest çäkçäk (4026,4 kg) was prepared on 14 June 2018 during the opening of FIFA fans in Kazan.
Types
*If the dough is fried as
noodles
Noodles are a type of food made from unleavened dough which is either rolled flat and cut, stretched, or extruded, into long strips or strings. Noodles are a staple food in many cultures (for example, Chinese noodles, Filipino noodles, Ind ...
, çäkçäk is called Boxara käläwäse (Бохара кәләвәсе, , i.e. ''
Bukharan käläwä'' ).
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Kazakh shek-shek is similar to ''Boxara käläwäse''.
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Uzbek chakchak comes in half rounded balls, noodles and flakes types.
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Tajik chakchak comes in both types, as balls and as noodles.
See also
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List of doughnut varieties
Doughnuts are a type of fried dough food. The following is a list of doughnut varieties.
Variations and specialties by region
The terms below constitute either names for different doughnut types created using local recipes, or for the local la ...
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List of fried dough varieties
This is a list of fried dough foods. Many cultures have dishes that are prepared by deep frying dough in many various forms. Doughnuts are a type of fried dough food that are covered separately in the Wikipedia article List of doughnut varieties.
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List of Russian dishes
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Tatar culture
The culture of Tatarstan is molded from the culture of Volga Tatar people, Russian, and European culture.
Education
The education system in Tatarstan is secular. The literacy rate for the total population is about 100%. Elementary and secondary ...
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Tatar cuisine
Tatar cuisine is primarily the cuisine of the Volga Tatars, who live in Tatarstan, Russia, and surrounding areas.
History
The cuisine of the Volga Tatars takes its origin from the cuisine of the Volga Bulgars, who once were nomads, but nearly ...
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Lokma
Lokma, also known by their Greek name, loukoumades, are pastries made of leavened and deep fried dough balls, soaked in syrup or honey, sometimes coated with cinnamon or other ingredients. The dish was described as early as the 13th century by a ...
(a similar dish originating in Turkey)
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Struffoli
Struffoli also known as Honey Balls (; nap, struffule ) is a Neapolitan dish made of deep fried balls of sweet dough. The dough is used in many Italian sweet treats such as chiacchiere. For struffoli, the dough is formed in to balls about the s ...
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Sachima
Sachima is a sweet snack in Chinese cuisine made of fluffy strands of fried batter bound together with a stiff sugar syrup, and of an appearance somewhat similar to American Rice Krispies Treats. It originated in Manchuria and is now popular thr ...
(a similar dish in Manchu cuisine)
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Gavvalu (a similar dish in India)
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Funnel cake
Funnel cake (Pennsylvania German: ''Drechderkuche'') is a regional sweet food popular in North America, found mainly at carnivals and amusement parks. It is made by deep-frying batter.
History
The concept of the funnel cake dates back to the ea ...
References
External links
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