Chal [SEP] country of origin
Chal
Chal, or shubat (, ), is a Turkic (especially Turkmen and Kazakh) beverage of fermented camel milk, sparkling white with a sour flavor, popular in Central Asia — particularly in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. In Kazakhstan the drink is known as "shubat", and is a staple summer food. Due to preparation requirements and perishable nature, chal has proved difficult to export. "Agaran" (fermented cream) is collected from the surface of chal.
Description.
Fermented chal is reputed to
located on the southern bank of lake Issyk-kul. This city is the capital of the leader of the Djikil (i.e. Chigil) tribe. The city retained its name in the form "Chal" till present. The various forms of this toponym (Shiyan, Shal, Chal) come from the Turkic ethnonym Chiyal (i.e. Chigil). The ethnotoponym Chigil is formed with an affix -il (Turk. "land, country").
References.
- Prof. Yu. A. Zuev, "Early Turks: