Category: Food & Drink
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Uzbek Shashlik: The Kebab Guide
Uzbek shashlik explained: lamb, kiyma, jigar and dumba skewers, the mangal, how to order, 2026 prices, and where to eat…
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Lagman: Uzbek Hand-Pulled Noodles
Fried kovurma vs soup lagman, Uyghur and Dungan roots, how the noodles are pulled, regional styles, 2026 prices and ordering…
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Samsa: Uzbekistan’s Flaky Baked Pastry
Uzbek samsa explained: tandyr vs puff pastry, meat and pumpkin fillings, prices in som, where to find the best, and…
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Uzbek Sweets & Desserts to Try
A traveller’s guide to Uzbek sweets: halva, navat, parvarda, chak-chak, nisholda, sumalak, dried fruit, and where to buy them at…
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Tea & Chaikhana Culture in Uzbekistan
Green tea, the chaikhana, and the half-full piala explained: Uzbek tea customs, pouring etiquette, and the best teahouses to visit…
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Uzbek Non: The Sacred Bread of Uzbekistan
Uzbek non explained: regional bread varieties, tandyr baking, the customs and etiquette around it, and where to buy the best…
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Uzbek Wine & Drinks: What to Sip in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan’s surprising wine story, plus green tea, kompot, ayran, beer and vodka — where to drink, what it costs, and…
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Uzbekistan Street Food: What to Eat at Bazaars
Tandyr samsa, hot non, shashlik alleys, kurt and sumalak: what to eat at Uzbekistan’s bazaars, where to find it, prices…
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Uzbek Plov: A Complete Guide to the National Dish
What Uzbek plov is, its regional styles, how it is cooked in a kazan, the plov-centre culture, where to try…
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Uzbek Food Guide: 15 Dishes You Must Try
The 15 Uzbek dishes worth planning a trip around — plov, somsa, lagman and more — plus where to eat…