Resource-rich Mongolia faces political uncertainty after the prime minister resigns
Before he lost the confidence vote in the parliament, Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai warned that his removal could undermine Mongolia's fledgling democracy. The vote followed weeks of protests sparked by reports of lavish spending by his son and calls for him to step down.
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Meet the Kyrgyzstani Chef Plating her Overlooked Cuisine on the Peninsula
There's a singularity to the menu at Nursel, a small restaurant in downtown San Carlos. Many of the dishes are distinctly Eastern European, such as the borscht, a hearty ruby-pink soup made with beef, cabbage and potatoes, and the vareniki, dense dumplings filled with mashed potatoes and onions usually served with butter. But then there are Asian-inspired meals visible on the menu. Take the ganfan, steamed white rice with marinated beef, bell peppers, and tomatoes, or the lagman, a dish of hand-pulled noodles simmered in a similarly saucy and spicy medley. Owner Nursel Koigelieva blends these two different fares without hesitation. That's because the 36-year-old cook is from Kyrgyzstan, a small landlocked country in Central Asia that embraces both Kyrgyz and Russian cultures. For Koigelieva, running one of the Bay Area's only Kyrgyz restaurants isn't just a job: it's a way to share her heritage with locals. 'Here, I feel like I'm home,' Koigelieva says of her Old Country Road restaurant. Nursel Koigelieva has made a lfie for herself with her San Carlos restaurant. Nursel Nursel Central Asian and Russian Cuisine opened in 2021, across from the downtown San Carlos Caltrain Station. Anyone can come in and eat a meal at the restaurant, order from the display case filled with sweet and savvy Kyrgyz pastries, or request catering services. Nursel also operates a ghost kitchen along 1200 Market Street in San Francisco for those who can't make it to the flagship location. Koigelieva prides herself on being able to offer locals a taste of authentic Kyrgyz meals she grew up eating. She goes back and forth between the San Carlos and San Francisco kitchens, making sure each dish is cooked just right. 'I don't have a special chef from Kyrgyzstan making it,' she says. 'I'm the chef, and I created the menu from the beginning. Everyday, it's the same taste as from the beginning.' The Bay Area has only a handful of eateries specializing in Central Asian cuisine. There's Sofiya in San Francisco that serves traditional Uzbek foods and Kusan Uyghur Cuisine which has storefronts in San Jose, Milpitas and Mountain View. When it comes to Kyrgyz food, however, the scene is even more sparse. Nursel is one of the few selling popular meals like that ganfan and kuurdak, which is a plate of fried lamb and potatoes. It's unknown how many people in the Bay Area belong to the Kyrgyz community – the nine-counties in the region don't track the demographic data – but Koigelieva says the number is small. Kyrgyzstan is roughly half the size as California and has a population of around seven million people. It was in Koigelieva's hometown of Cholpon Ata, a tourist town on the northern shore of the nation's famous lake Issyk-Kul, where she discovered her love of cooking. She grew up taking care of her family's farm alongside her siblings, often tending to their animals and gardens. Her culinary journey started when she was five years old and just barely tall enough to reach the stove. Soon, she was in charge of cooking for the whole family Pastries — including deep-fried cheburek stuffed with beef and onion — are staples at Nursel. Nursel 'I didn't like when my mom was making (food) for everyone,' she says with a laugh. 'I wanted something special, so I cooked for myself. Later, I was in charge of cooking for the whole family.' Koigelieva moved to the country's capital Bishkek to attend university. She thought she would eventually return back to Cholpon Ata after graduating, but her love life had other plans. Her boyfriend had left Kyrgyzstan to work in the U.S. At 22, she made the journey halfway around the world to join him. They ended up in Los Angeles, and were soon married with children. While her husband worked Koigelieva stayed at home, but she wondered if there were opportunities to return to her first love: cooking. It wasn't until the family settled in the Bay Area that Koigelieva decided to debut her cooking skills by starting a small catering service for her Kyrgyz friends. Encouraged by the enthusiastic response, she agreed to sell meals out of a food stall at the Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco. The stall shut down when the mall temporarily closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. By that time, a more confident Koigelieva felt ready to take a risk and launch Nursel. It's safe to say Nursel's menu contains dishes unexplored by many Bay Area diners. Nursel There's another reason why owning the restaurant means a lot to Koigelieva: it's a way for her to defy her home country's gender norms. In Kyrgyzstan, the country faces high rates of gender inequality. Women are underrepresented in leadership roles, face a gender pay gap and continue to hold an unequal share of unpaid domestic and care work, according to UN Women. 'In Kyrgyzstan, they never said, 'You're making something special, or you can do it,' she says. 'Because I'm a woman, there is a difference.' Koigelieva says there are times when she struggles to deal with sexism in the restaurant business, day-to-day business operations and taking care of her three young children as a now single mom. But at the end of the day, Koigelieva says the restaurant is a reminder of what she is capable of achieving, and cooking for others makes her happy. 'When I cook, all that I have going on in my life is gone,' she says. 'I'm just thinking about food, how they will eat. All my love, I give it there in the process. It makes me calm.' Eater SF All your essential food and restaurant intel delivered to you Email (required) Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Yahoo
Indian foreign minister stresses on border peace in talks with China's Wang
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar began talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in New Delhi on Monday and stressed that there could be positive momentum in ties between the neighbours only if there was peace on their border. Wang arrived in the Indian capital on Monday for a two-day visit during which he will hold the 24th round of border talks with Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and also meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "This (discussing border issues) is very important because the basis for any positive momentum in our ties is the ability to jointly maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas," Jaishankar told Wang in his opening remarks. It is also important for the two countries to pull back their troops amassed along their disputed border in the western Himalayas since a deadly border clash in 2020, Jaishankar said. Wang's visit comes days before Modi travels to China - his first visit in seven years - to attend the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a regional political and security group which also includes Russia. Relations between the Asian giants began to thaw in October after New Delhi and Beijing reached a milestone pact to lower military tensions on their Himalayan border following talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Modi in Russia. Ties between the two countries had deteriorated sharply following a military clash on their disputed Himalayan border in the summer of 2020 in which 20 Indian soldiers and four Chinese soldiers were killed. Solve the daily Crossword
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4 hours ago
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Emerging FX Edges Lower Ahead of Ukraine Meetings, Jackson Hole
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