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Traditional dishes of tundra Yukaghirs

   Rozhina Vera Vasilyevna is a native of Yukaghir origin and an honoured resident of Ust-Yansky ulus, a master of folk arts and crafts of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Honouring the memory of her ancestors, Vera Vasilyevna actively supports her native culture: she makes handicrafts reflecting the material culture of the Yukaghirs, engages in traditional crafts, has extensive knowledge of Yukaghir cuisine and advocates for spreading awareness about the Yukaghirs.

   Vera Vasilievna will share her experience and knowledge of cooking dishes typical for tundra Yukaghirs living in the Ust-Yansky ulus of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The basis of all dishes of tundra Yukaghirs, as well as of many northern peoples, is meat (more often reindeer) and fish. In addition to boiling and frying food, the method of meat curing is popular, which makes it possible to prepare food in store. Photos of dishes from Vera Rozhina's personal photo archive.

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The stomach of a deer could serve as a vessel for storing meat. They are separated, cleaned, inflated and left to dry.

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The intestines were also filled with finely cut meat, bone marrow of the deer and seasoning to taste, fastening the ends of the intestines with a string, it is cooked in this way the sausage is obtained.

The process of separating bone marrow from deer legs. The bone marrow of reindeer is more often used as an addition to dishes. The skin from under the hooves is not thrown away, craftswomen use it to sew the soles of torbazes (soft boots made of deer skins).

Traditional dishes of tundra Yukaghirs
Deer liver mixed with bone marrow. Cut up deer liver mixed with bone marrow. The dish is eaten frozen.
Traditional dishes of tundra Yukaghirs
In Yukaghir cuisine dried dishes are more common. For example, cut and cleaned duck meat was left to dry like this. Only bones of legs and wings were left from bones.
Traditional dishes of tundra Yukaghirs
A dish of deer giblets.
Traditional dishes of tundra Yukaghirs
Yulukte - dried deer meat with lard. The meat is dried in the sun.
Traditional dishes of tundra Yukaghirs
Traditional dishes of tundra Yukaghirs
Рожина Вера Васильевна - хранитель юкагирской культуры 

  Yukola is sun-dried fish meat.

Traditional dishes of tundra Yukaghirs
Yukola
Traditional dishes of tundra Yukaghirs
Raw yukola
Traditional dishes of tundra Yukaghirs
From the leftovers of the yukola preparation, the thin meat of the back of the fish remains, which is also dried. It differs from yukola in its fat content.
Traditional dishes of tundra Yukaghirs
Thin fish back meat
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A collection of fish living in the waters of Ust-Yansky ulus. Vera Vasilyevna collected 14 species of fish.
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Traditional dishes of tundra Yukaghirs
Frozen stroganina. It is usually made of whitefish, chir, burbot and omul, in general, from white fish.
Traditional dishes of tundra Yukaghirs
Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus)
Traditional dishes of tundra Yukaghirs
Cloudberries grow densely in the Ust-Yansky ulus. Swampy areas are favourable for these berries. Cloudberries are usually eaten with boiled fish. It is noted for its usefulness in stomach pains.
Traditional dishes of tundra Yukaghirs
Blueberries grow just as thickly. Sometimes consumed together with dairy products.

Asya Konstantinova,
leading specialist of the UNESCO Chair of M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU)

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