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Creating a unibrow with eyeliner or charcoal is popular in the Dushanbe market scene, much to the dismay of eyebrow waxers.Taken at Shah Mansur Bazaar in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.Dig deeper into Central Asian Cuisine and find out the best and worst of food and markets in the Caucasus and Central Asia. arket.com
The entrance to Shah Mansur Bazaar (Green Market) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Haji Yakoub Mosque and advertisements for the October 2007 CIS Summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
From the look in her eyes, this vendor must have seen so much during her life in the Soviet Union and independent Tajikistan.Taken at Varzob Bazaar in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Taken at Varzob Bazaar - Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Our few days in Dushanbe, Tajikistan seemed to revolve around the search for Indian food. We sampled three different Indian restaurants in three days. This tasty and colorful combination of eggplant, dal, and chutney can be found at Delhi Darbar. Recommended.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
A grandmother watches the mountains go by at VERY close range on the flight from Khorog to Dushanbe, Tajikistan. We hope the pilots still get danger pay for this route, as they did under Soviet times. Not only do they deserve it, but the passengers do, too.We were told afterwards that the maximum elevation of the flight was 4,200 meters (but some of the mountains around were 5,000+ meters!) with a speed of 350 km/hour. The pilot swore the closest we got to the mountains was 300 meters, but it sure looked and felt A LOT closer than that! Read more about and see the video from this beautiful and terrifying flight.
Haji Yakoub Mosque in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Contrasting generations at the Varzob Bazaar in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
These two women share a plate of kurtob (layered bread, yogurt, tomatoes, onions and herbs) in the Shah Mansur Bazaar in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Kurtob is traditionally served in a big platter and eaten by hand. We were tempted to join them.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
This woman befriended us and turned into our impromptu interpreter (Tajik to Russian) at Varzob Bazaar. By the end of our visit, she was inviting us back to her house. Taken in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Things go a little slow for this broom vendor at the Shah Mansur Bazaar (Green Market) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
The cook watches Dan carefully to see if he likes his gandush kuga (bean soup). Taken at the Shah Mansur Bazaar in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Taken at Varzob Bazaar in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
These girls put their competing bread stands aside and joined together for a group photo at Varzob Bazaar in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Early October must be the time for tomatoes and grapes in Tajikistan. The markets were overflowing with them. Take at Varzob Bazaar in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Several men take a break for soup and tea at Shah Mansur Bazaar (Green Market) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Peppers and tomatoes, the foundations for a perfect arrabiata sauce...if only we had access to a kitchen. Taken at the Varzob Bazaar in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.Dig deeper into Central Asian Cuisine and find out the best and worst of food and markets in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
We never did figure out what this fruit was called, but we were told that they were used in making jams.Taken at the Shah Mansur Bazaar (Green Market), Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Love the expression.Taken at the Shah Mansur Bazaar (Green Market) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
We're not sure which calendar system this company is using, but we highly doubt this bottle of fine Tajik wine is from 1928. It sure didn't taste like it.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
The pile of herbs on the left is burnt to purify the air, the house, fruits, vegetables - whatever you like. It is also believed that inhaling the smoke helps keep one healthy. Taken at the Shah Mansur Bazaar in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Our guidebook referred to several chickpea specialties that could be found in Tajikistan (in particular, Dushanbe).We searched high and low, but they evaded us.Instead, we discovered this bean soup, gandush kuga, instead. Not quite as flavorful as Mexican bean soup, but not bad with all the fresh herbs on top.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Taken at the Shah Mansur Bazaar in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Dig deeper into Central Asian Cuisine and find out the best and worst of food and markets in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Dushanbe's streets were filled with young people dressed in suits and formal school attire and older men dressed in these hats.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
