Chorek

A Turkmen will never eat their naan with just one hand.

Chorek (flatbread), often known as naan in some areas, is the most significant item on a traditional Turkmen table. Bread is always handled with care, and when a guest arrives, it is the first thing presented to them, along with green tea.

Fresh yeast, salt, and water are used to make the dough. The dough is baked in a tamdyr, a clay oven, after resting for two hours in a warm environment. It is regarded the most sacred spot in a home.

There are savory and sweet bread varieties to choose from. Bread with meat inside can be consumed as a whole meal. Yagly çorek (meaning "oily bread") is baked with butter in rolled-out dough, with layers generated by rolling and folding.

Turkmen bread, fresh from the tamdyr (oven), is best consumed dipped in cold water close to the warm tamdyr while additional bread pieces bake.