Flavors of Samarkand and beyond

By FAYE LEVY, YAKIR LEVY
January 25, 2018 18:36

'Samarkand is a city that has been at the crossroads of food culture for centuries.'




 Roasted cauliflower, fish and saffron pilaf and chicken hotpot

Roasted cauliflower, fish and saffron pilaf and chicken hotpot. (photo credit: LAURA EDWARDS)

Tasting Uzbek specialties at a food festival in Baku, Azerbaijan, made us curious about the cuisine of Uzbekistan.

At the festival, Shahida Mehdieva from the Embassy of Uzbekistan told us that the rice entrée called plov is the best-known dish of her country. She said it’s made of long-grain rice with sautéed onions, carrots, raisins and lamb.

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