Ossetian cuisine

Ossetian cuisine refers to the cooking styles and dishes of the Ossetians of the Caucasus.

Ossetian pie

Fidgin/fуddžyn is a type of meat pie.
Three pies is an important concept in Ossetian culture, representing sun, earth and water.

Ossetian beer

Beer has been prepared and enjoyed in Ossetia since ancient times. Ossetian beer is dark-brown to black in color, has little-to-no foam and a significantly lower alcohol content than most ordinary types of beer. Iron Bægæny is a famous beer festival celebrating this cultural treasure in a manner comparable to that of the German Oktoberfest.

Ossetian cheese

Ossetian cheese is the traditional cheese of Ossetians. It is mostly served as hard cheese.

South Ossetian dishes

A dish unique to South Ossetia—similar to a Scotch egg or nargesi kebab—is made by wrapping one half of a boiled egg in a serving of ground beef and frying it in tomato sauce.