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1. Marianne Kamp says:

   February 20, 2015 at 1:56 am

   Helen: what can you tell me about the history of baursak? When did fried bread start showing up in descriptions of Kazakh foods? Has it been a commonly made food for centuries, or is it more recent? Marianne Kamp

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   • Helen Faller says:

     March 8, 2015 at 4:33 pm

     Hi Marianne,

     I don’t know the origin of baursak. However, an old man told me a story about how useful baursak are in times of war. He claimed that northern Vietnamese trained by Kazakhs learned to make baursak and kurt – fry bread and dried cheese – to take with them as provisions. Neither of these foods spoil, was his claim. They only get hard. I suspect that this isn’t true at all, but it’s a great story.

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