Kuksu

{{Short description|Uzbek-Korean noodle dish}}

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| main_ingredient = Korean noodles

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Kuksu ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ʊ|k|s|uː}}; {{Langx|ru|куксу}}; {{langx|ko|국수|label=Koryo-mar}}) or kuksi ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ʊ|k|s|i}}; {{Langx|ru|кукси|label=none}}; {{lang|ko|국씨}} {{IPA|ko|kuk̚ɕ͈i|}}) is a noodle dish in Koryo-saram cuisine: cuisine of the ethnic Koreans of the mainland former Soviet Union. It is served cold and often spicy with beef.{{Cite web| title = At Cafe Lily, the Korean-Uzbek Menu Evokes a Past Exodus| author = Mishan, Ligaya| work = The New York Times| date = 16 February 2017| access-date = 2 January 2019| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/dining/cafe-lily-review-bensonhurst-korean-uzbek.html}}{{Cite web| title = Lost and Found in Uzbekistan: The Korean Story, Part 1| last1 = Kim | first1 = Victoria| work = The Diplomat| date = 2016-06-08| access-date = 2 January 2019| url = https://thediplomat.com/2016/06/lost-and-found-in-uzbekistan-the-korean-story-part-1/}}{{Cite web| title = Watch: A Korean-Uzbek Restaurant Offers the Best of Two Worlds| author = Kang, Matthew| work = Eater| date = 2017-09-19| access-date = 2 January 2019| url = https://www.eater.com/video/2017/9/19/16334238/korean-uzbekistan-food-cafe-lily-nyc-ktown-video}}

The dish is a popular menu item at Cafe Lily, an Uzbek-Korean restaurant, located in Brooklyn, New York City. The Moscow Times describes the kuksu served at Koryo-saram in Moscow's K-town as "[having] quite the kick".{{Cite web| title = Moscow Restaurants: Koryo-saram at K-Town| author = | work = themoscowtimes.com| date = 2016-10-24| access-date = 2 January 2019| url = https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/moscow-restaurants-koryo-saram-at-k-town-55808}}