Tags: Food.
Kesme (Kyrgyz: кесме [kesmé]) or kespe (Kazakh: кеспе [ki̯ɘspi̯ɘ́]) Azerbaijani: Əriştə Persian: رشته Turkish: erişte); refers to a traditional Central Asian noodle dish made by the Kazakhs or the Kyrgyz. The word itself is a nominalisation of the verb to cut or to slice referring to the slicing of the dough involved in preparing the noodles. The term may refer to the noodles themselves or the prepared dish made with them.
