Oriental dessert Chuck Chuck is famous all over the world. Both Bashkirs and Tatars consider it their national dish. And although the concept of cooking is the same for both peoples, a small difference still exists. The fact is that in Bashkiria the dough is rolled into balls, and in Tatarstan into small stripes that look like short vermicelli.
Calorie Chuck Chuck
Chuck Chuck has a lot of calories. Their number may vary depending on the composition. Since some housewives can add various ingredients to the classic recipe. It can be nuts or dried fruits.
Per 100 grams, the calorie content of chak-chak is about 360 kcal. This oriental sweet is prepared from dough and honey. In the dough, eggs and flour are the basis. Then balls or strips are formed from it and deep-fried. It is all filled with honey.
And if you add pieces of dried fruit or various nuts to hot honey, then not only the taste, but also the calorie content will change.
After the dough is filled with honey, they begin to form it on a dish in a hill or a flat high cake. When it cools down, chuck-chuck is served to the table, previously cut into small pieces.
Dessert composition
Nutritional Information of Chuck Chuck per 100 g:
| Calorie content | Squirrels | Fats | Carbohydrates |
| 363kcal | 8 | 1,5 | 76 |
Surprisingly, chuck-chuck is not a fatty dish at all. But due to the content of a large number of calories, it is not suitable for many diets.
Due to the calorie content of chak-chak, it can be consumed with diets such as:
- High calorie. It is resorted to by those who need to increase body weight. Therefore, the high calorie content of chak-chak with honey is an excellent option for such a diet.
- High carb diet. Suitable for people involved in sports, so they have increased energy costs.
- Low fat diet. Helps people lose weight.
The benefits and harms of Chuck Chuck
The greatest value of this dish is provided by honey. And its benefits have been known to everyone since ancient times. Today, honey is used as an antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial agent. It enhances immunity, has a positive effect on the gastrointestinal tract and, on the whole, has a very beneficial effect on the whole organism.
However, do not forget about the second product - the test. Any person who eats a lot of starchy foods will be harmed. After all, eating sweets affects not only health, but also the figure. Therefore, of course, in small quantities, dessert does no harm, like any other flour products.
For example, children can give this dish from 3 years. If the chuck-chuck was prepared at home, from high-quality and fresh products, then the benefit of such a sweetness will definitely be.
Typically, this delicious dessert is served with coffee or tea. They are greeted by guests, they make it for important meetings. We can say that chak-chak is an eastern alternative to Russian loaf. And if at our place eminent guests are greeted with bread and salt, then there it will be a chak-chak.
Today, this oriental sweet is widely used in industrial production, with further import.
But despite the fact that it can already be bought in supermarkets or in oriental bazaars, the dish will be better and tastier if you cook it at home.