Chak-chak () is a popular fried dough food in Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and other parts of Central Asia.
Chak-chak is made from unleavened dough cut and rolled into hazelnut-sized balls, which are then deep-fried in oil. Optionally, hazelnuts or dried fruit (e.g. apricots and raisins) are added to the mixture. The fried balls are stacked in a mound in a special mold and drenched with hot honey. After cooling and hardening, chak-chak may optionally be decorated with hazelnuts and dried fruits.
Traditional wedding chak-chak is larger and is often covered with candies and dragées. The biggest chak-chak weighed and was prepared on 14 June 2018 during the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Kazan.
Types If the dough is fried as noodles, chak-chak is called boxara käläwäse (, , i.e. bukharan käläwä). Kazakh shek-shek is similar to boxara käläwäse. Uzbek chakchak comes as half rounded balls, noodles, and flakes. Tajik chaqchaq comes in both types, as balls and as noodles.
See also Gulab jamun List of doughnut varieties List of fried dough varieties List of Russian dishes Bashkir cuisine Tatar cuisine Lokma (a similar dish originating in Turkey) Mee siput Rengginang Struffoli Sachima (a similar dish in Manchu cuisine) Gavvalu (a similar dish in India) Funnel cake
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