Beshbarmak is the national food of Kazakhstan, traditionally made from the head of a horse or sheep. It involves burning off the skin and hair, peeling the head, removing the meat, and serving it with egg noodles and flat bread. Originally, Kazakhs would kill and serve a young horse to important guests as a delicacy in their yurts, but now use sheep heads instead as horses are more valuable.

1. Beshbarmak National food of Kazakhstan Made from horse or sheep head

2. Recipe: Step one- Burn off skin and hair!

3. Step two- Peel the head!

4. Step three- Take meat off the head!

5. Step four- serve with egg noodles and flat bread!

6. Origins of Beshbarmak In traditional Kazakh society when an important guest comes to your yurt (a type of mobile house), you are supposed to kill a yearling horse and give it to the guest to eat as a delicacy.

7. Beshbarmak Today Horses are a valuable commodity to the Kazakhs today, so instead of horse heads they use sheep heads.