abstract: The article is devoted to the historical and ethnographic study of the traditional Kazakh food system as one of the system-forming components of the life-supporting structure of the nomadic society.First and foremost, a historiographical review of existing publications on the topic was conducted.This allowed for a scientifically grounded definition of the research goals and objectives: the study encompassed the ecology and diet of traditional nutrition, the composition of meat-dairy dishes and f
journal: Otan tarikhy