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  "textContent": "The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world.\n\nASTANA – Kazakh cuisine, shaped by centuries of nomadic life on the Eurasian steppe, reflects a food culture built around mobility, resilience and seasonal rhythms. Rich meat dishes, fermented dairy products and flour-based foods remain defining features of this culinary tradition. In an interview with The Astana Times, Aliya Bolatkhan, a historian and researcher specializing…\n\nThe post More Than Food: How Kazakh Cuisine Tells Story of Steppe appeared first on The Astana Times.",
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