When traveling to Kazakhstan, why do guests ask "livestock safety" first when they meet their hosts? And ask, "how's the whole family?"

In fact, this is related to the national characteristics of Kazakhstan, because Kazakhstan is a nation on horseback, that is, they are nomadic. When Kazakhs were still living on grasslands, they depended on farmed livestock for their livelihood. In other words, in their eyes, livestock are more important and have more status than people, because since ancient times, Kazakhstan has been a country dominated by animal husbandry, and livestock are the wealth of Kazakhs.

Including now, animal husbandry is still one of the important ways of Kazakhstan's economic source. That's why there is such a rule. When you are a guest in Kazakhstan, you should first ask the host if his livestock are safe, and then ask him if his family is well. In our current view, it is actually equivalent to saying congratulations on getting rich when we enter the house now, and then wishing others good health.

The main food in Kazakhstan is actually cattle, sheep and horses. Because Kazakhs believe in Islam, basically 70% of them are Muslims in Kazakhstan, and the rest are Christians. Animals such as pork, donkey meat and dog meat are prohibited in Kazakhstan. Mutton is the most common and favorite food for Kazakhs, and the most famous one is hand-grabbed mutton.

Moreover, although Kazakhs are nomadic people who live on horseback and like horses very much, horses are their main means of transportation, but there are no restrictions or taboos on eating horse meat. Roasted horse meat can be found everywhere in Kazakhstan. Because this is a natural choice, in the past nomadic life, wolves or some dangers were often encountered, and horse meat was the best energy supplement at that time, so they never taboo. Moreover, in Kazakhstan, there is a saying that if wolves are the world's favorite animals to eat horse meat, then Kazakhs still rank second.