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Laghman

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Laghman, also spelled lagman, is a dish of meat, vegetables and pulled noodles from Uyghur cuisine, likely a loanword from the Chinese lamian and an adaptation of Northern Chinese noodle dishes, though distinctly Uyghur in taste and preparation. It is well known in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, where it is considered a national dish of the local Uyghur and Dungan, or Hui, ethnic minorities, and it is also common in Russia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, northeastern Afghanistan, where chickpeas are added, and parts of northern Pakistan, with Crimean Tatar cuisine having adopted its own version from Uzbek culture.

Facts
Origin RegionSourced to the subject's own account
Xinjiang region of northwestern China (Uyghur cuisine), adapted from Chinese lamian noodle dishes 2
Classification
Dietary Suitability
Contains Meat or Poultry 1
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Source Laghman (food) (Wikipedia)
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Source Laghman (food) (Wikipedia)

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Uses Ingredient

Beef, Ingredients
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1. Laghman (food), Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laghman_(food) (dietary-suitability)
Quote, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laghman_(food) (dietary-suitability)
Laghman, also spelled lagman, is a dish of meat, vegetables and pulled noodles from Uyghur cuisine.
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2. Laghman (food) (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    Laghman is likely a loanword from the Chinese lamian and appears to be an adaptation of Northern Chinese noodle dishes, although its taste and preparation are distinctly Uyghur.
  • In Cuisine: Afghan Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • In Cuisine: Pakistani Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • In Cuisine: Russian Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • Uses Ingredient: Beef, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[noodles]], meat [[broth]], [[beef]] or [[lamb and mutton|lamb]]
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Open Questions (1 open question)
When and in what period did laghman take shape as a distinct Uyghur dish, apart from its Chinese lamian source?

The source names laghman as a likely loanword from Chinese lamian and an adaptation of Northern Chinese noodle dishes, but gives no century, dynasty or decade for when the Uyghur dish diverged from its Chinese source.

What would resolve this A dated food-history source on Uyghur or Central Asian cuisine naming an approximate period for laghman's emergence as a distinct dish.
food historyLaghman (food) (Wikipedia)
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