{"id":22339,"date":"2025-12-23T08:34:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T00:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=22339"},"modified":"2025-12-23T08:34:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T00:34:37","slug":"new-hong-kong-restaurant-yurt-brings-kazakhstans-horsemeat-tradition-to-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=22339","title":{"rendered":"New Hong Kong restaurant Yurt brings Kazakhstan\u2019s horsemeat tradition to the city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/12\/23\/b6844a63-f2d2-4592-98cd-64b373f8af75_b86b6382.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">From auspicious horse-themed phrases and couplets to whether your luck is in, check out our<\/em> <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Year of the Horse 2026 series<\/em><\/span> <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">to discover all you need to know about the coming Lunar New Year.<\/em><\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">For Yurt\u2019s Kazakh founder, Ali Nuraly, opening a Central Asian restaurant in Hong Kong without horsemeat was not an option. 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