Almaty has the best restaurant scene in Central Asia, with a range that reflects the city's cosmopolitan past and increasingly international present. Kazakh cuisine — horse meat in various forms, beshbarmak (boiled meat on flat noodles), samsa pastries, and fermented kumiss mare's milk — is available everywhere and worth trying. Alongside it sits a strong Russian and Ukrainian café culture, and a growing number of restaurants serving Georgian, Uzbek, and international food.