What is bone marrow called in Afghanistan?

Bone Marrow is called "maghz-e ustukhān" in Afghanistan.

What is bone marrow called in Armenia?

Bone Marrow is called "voskratsuts" in Armenia.

What is bone marrow called in Azerbaijan?

Bone Marrow is called "sümük iliyi" in Azerbaijan.

What traditions use bone marrow?

Bone Marrow appears in 43 documented culinary traditions, including Northeast India Whole-Animal Beef Tradition, Ethiopian Slaughter-Day Tradition, Padang Beef Offal.

Bone Marrow

Q: Where is bone marrow located on the animal?

Bone Marrow comes from the Interior of long bones — femur and tibia (leg bones). The fatty marrow inside beef leg bones, rendered by roasting or slow-simmering. Roasted bone marrow is a fine-dining staple; as a cooking ingredient it enriches biryani, Nihari, and pho with depth and body. Ordered separately as 'nalli' (South Asia) or as a set of cut marrow bones from the butcher.

Interior of long bones — femur and tibia (leg bones)

The fatty marrow inside beef leg bones, rendered by roasting or slow-simmering. Roasted bone marrow is a fine-dining staple; as a cooking ingredient it enriches biryani, Nihari, and pho with depth and body. Ordered separately as 'nalli' (South Asia) or as a set of cut marrow bones from the butcher.

Regional Names — 50 countries

Country	Local Name	Also Known As	Native Script	Conf.	Traditions
Afghanistan	maghz-e ustukhān		مغز استخوان	●	Afghan Marrow and Broth Tradition Kallapacha
Argentina	tuétano			◑
Armenia	voskratsuts		ոսկրածուծ	●	Khash
Azerbaijan	sümük iliyi			●	Azerbaijani Marrow and Broth Tradition Kəllə-Paça
Bolivia	tuétano			●
Brazil	tutano			●	Tutano Assado
Chile	tuétano			◑
China	niúgǔsuǐ		牛骨髓	●
Colombia	tuétano			◑	Changua de Tuétano
Czech Republic	morek			●	Hovězí Vývar s Morekem
Ecuador	tuétano			◑
Egypt	nukhā'		نخاع	◑
Ethiopia	meqni		መቅኒ	◑	Raw Beef and Marrow Tradition
France	moelle de bœuf			●
Georgia	dzvlis tvini		ძვლის ტვინი	●	Hashi
Germany	Knochenmark			●	Markklößchensuppe
Greece	medoúli		μεδούλι	◑
Hungary	velő			●	Velős Csont
India	maghaz-e-haddi	majja (Kerala) · nalli	مغز ہڈی	●	Nalli Nihari Marag
Indonesia	sumsum			●	Padang Beef Offal
Iran	maghz-e ostokhān		مغز استخوان	◑
Israel	moach etzem		מח עצם	●	Yemenite Marrow Soup Traditions
Italy	midollo			●
Japan	kotsuzui		骨髄	◑
Kazakhstan	zhilik maiy		жілік майы	●	Beshbarmak Feast System
Kyrgyzstan	jilik maiy		жилик майы	●	Beshbarmak Feast System
Lebanon / Levant	nukha'		نخاع	◑
Mexico	tuétano	médula		●
Mongolia	chömög		чөмөг	●	Mongolian Marrow Bone Tradition
Morocco	mokh l-ʿdam		مخ العظام	◑
Nigeria	bone marrow			◑
Pakistan	maghaz-e-haddi		مغزِ ہڈی	●	Nihari Siri-Paya
Peru	tuétano			◑
Philippines	utak ng buto			●	Bulalo
Poland	szpik			●	Rosół ze Szpikiem
Portugal	tutano			●
Russia	kostny mozg		костный мозг	●	Russian Marrow Broth Tradition
Saudi Arabia	nukha'		نخاع	◑
Senegal	moelle			◑
South Africa	bone marrow			◑
South Korea	golsu		골수	●
Spain	tuétano			●
Tajikistan	maghzi ustukhon		мағзи устухон	●	Shurbo Marrow Tradition
Thailand	khai kraduk wua		ไขกระดูกวัว	●	Kuaitiao Nuea
Turkey	kemik iliği			●	Kelle-Paça
Ukraine	kistkovyi mozok		кістковий мозок	●	Ukrainian Marrow Broth Tradition
United Kingdom	bone marrow	marrow bones		●	Bone Marrow on Toast
Uruguay	tuétano			◑
Uzbekistan	ilik		илик	●	Shurpa Marrow Tradition
Vietnam	tủy bò			●	Phở Bò Bò Kho Phở Đặc Biệt

Regional names reflect documented butcher and market terminology. Confidence indicators reflect research quality, not cultural importance.

Bone Marrow

Regional Names — 50 countries

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