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Uzbek Food and Markets
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Shopping and noshing - laghman, somsas, shashlik, and plov - along Uzbekistan's silk road.
Features a glimpse of what Nukus, Khiva, Bukhara, Samarkand and Tashkent have to offer.
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Sweet Tooth
Our visit to Bukhara, Uzbekistan coincides with the summer harvest, when fruits are out in force. Sweet fresh figs and grapes give a sugar high. Notice all the melons in the background. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Young Bukharians
Sons of vendors at Bukhara's Krytyy Market help their parents during the summer break. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Water Machine
Machines dispensing soda water can be found all over Uzbekistan (and the rest of the former Soviet Union). The water is refreshing, but everyone shares the same cup. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Ghost
A man hauling flour in Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan. To read more about Uzbekistan's Silk Road and tourism in Uzbekistan.
A Welcome Change
After almost three weeks of the same four Central Asian dishes (plov, manti, laghman, shashlik), our taste buds were thrilled by a Korean meal of bibimbap in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.Uzbekistan has a visible Korean population whose families have lived here since WWII. It's quite odd (for us) to see Koreans speaking Russian to each other. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Spice Cocktail
Plov and meat spice cocktail at Chorsu Market in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Out of the Sun
Vendors line the cement outside the covered area at Tashkent's Ippodrom market. There is no natural shade here, so all vendors take shelter from the blazing sun under their umbrellas. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Father and Son
Father and son play games to pass the time at their Ippodrom market stall in Tashkent. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
A View of Chorsu
Chorsu Market is one of Tashkent's main markets. No shortage of food, furniture, and cheap clothing here. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
A Watchful Eye
This vendor takes minds her stall of fresh herbs, chilies, and garlic at Tashkent's Chorsu Market. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Perfect for Mexican food
Chorsu Market was full of chilies, cilantro, cumin and other spices used in Mexican cuisine. If only we had a kitchen... Dig deeper into Central Asian Cuisine and find out the best and worst of food and markets in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Corn Competition
We suppose these women vendors don't realize that business is more difficult when there are seven people selling the exact same product right next to each other. Dig deeper into Central Asian Cuisine and find out the best and worst of food and markets in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
