Dastarqan: the spread of welcome

The Astana Table

A field atlas of the Kazakh table for AM26 delegates: every dish painted as an atlas plate and shown as it truly arrives: with honest notes on horse meat, halal, gluten and dairy.

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dishes gathered in this field atlas

The pantry

Read the table by its ingredients

Every plate is keyed to what it usually carries. Tap an ingredient to light the dishes that fit your table tonight: the rest fade back.

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The spread

Plates to begin with

Choose a plate for a short story, a first-taste guide, and clear ingredient notes.

民族菜肴

别什巴尔马克

Бесбармақ · besbarmak / beshbarmak

炸面包

包尔萨克

Бауырсақ · bauyrsaq / baursak

烘烤糕点

萨姆斯

Самса · samsa / somsa

面条菜

拉格曼

Лағман · lagman / laghman

马肉香肠

Qazi

Қазы · qazy / kazy

薄饼

Shelpek

Шелпек · shelpek / shelpek nan

甜点

巴尔凯马克

Балқаймақ · balkaimak

Roast

Kuyrdak

Қуырдақ · quyrdaq / kuyrdak

Steamed dumplings

Manty

Мәнті · mänti / manty / manti

Ceremonial soup

Nauryz köje

Наурыз көже · nauryz köje / nauryz kozhe

Rice dish

Palau

Палау · palau / plov / pilaf

Grain sweet

Zhent

Жент · jent / zhent

The centrepiece

Beshbarmak, the ceremony plate

Wide noodles, slow-boiled meat, onions and broth, shared from one platter. Say yes to the ritual: then ask what meat is on the platter before you commit.

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Photograph of beshbarmak as served with sliced meat, wide noodles and onion rings — As served

Compose your menu

Tell the dastarqan what matters tonight and it sets a first bite, a centrepiece, and a finish. Guidance for delegates, not a medical guarantee.

My table

Keep the plates that stayed with you

Mark a dish as curious, want to try, or tried it. This table lives only on this device.

The gazetteer

Deeper cuts, drinks, and the GA table

Names to recognise on menus

Local drinks, small glass first

Kumys and shubat: fermented mare's and camel's milk: are sharp, fizzy and memorable. Start small; treat them as local context, not a ranked pick.

What a meal out costs

The survival kit puts a café breakfast at 3,000–5,000 ₸ and a café lunch or dinner at 7,000–8,000 ₸. Many cafés add a 5–15% service charge to the bill, so read it before you tip. Most restaurants in Kazakhstan do not serve pork, and tap water is not recommended for drinking: bottled water runs 200–350 ₸.

Meat-free addresses

The Organizing Committee names Veggie House, Koktem, Saladbar, Café Tselinnikov and Green Kitchen for vegetarian eating, and offers to recommend a place for a specific cuisine or budget: ask them rather than guessing from a map pin.

At the GA

Breakfast, lunch, dinner and the coffee breaks are covered by registration. Bring your badge: the meal area is badge-only and one badge admits one person. Dietary needs belong on the OC form first, then confirm at the serving point.

Open the Astana map

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This atlas is a curiosity guide, not an OC endorsement. Rankings come from TasteAtlas; food-safety and allergy decisions start with registration and venue confirmation.

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