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Turkmenistan cuisine is very similar to that of other Central Asia countries (especially Iranian) and predominantly comprises rice and vegetables, various meats (mutton, lamb, beef and poultry).

Meals often begin with soup. A popular soup is chorba, meat and vegetable soup. Plov is a national dish.

It"s basically a rice dish, served with mutton, onions, carrots, spices, raisins, peas or quinces cooked all together. Poultry is sometimes used instead of mutton. Manty are small pastry balls, filled with lamb and steamed. Ku"urma - lamb cooked in its own fat, ichlekli -meat and onion pies, cooked in hot sand.

Gutap-a pie, filled with meat, potatoes, spinach or pumpkin.

Turkmen people like to drink "gok chai"- green tea with dried fruits. Herbs may also be added to tea to give flavour such as mint...