One of the most underrated aspects of Uzbek food is the lentil-based snacks, which are not just healthy but also a treat for your taste buds. These snacks are a staple in many Uzbek households, giving ...

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The kitchen was at the heart of discussions at Gastro Forum Tashkent 2025, where chefs, restaurateurs and suppliers from across Central Asia met to talk about food as a business, a skill and a part of ...

Ask most folks their first impressions of Arizona and you’ll most likely hear answers like, “heat,” “desert,” and “heat.” Not Olimjon Samidinov. His answers were, “freedom,” and “jobs.” Samidinov is a ...

Chayhana Oasis in Sunny Isles is a surprisingly enchanting Uzbek restaurant only accessible from one side of 163rd St. After you arrive on the correct side of the street, you have to find the visitor ...

Travel around the world in your own neighborhood! Uzbekistan is a lively Russian restaurant located at 12012 Bustleton Ave. in Somerton and opened directly across from the old Uzbekistan about a year ...

This isn’t the person who normally writes about restaurants. This is the person who normally writes features. I'm stepping onto the food side these days. I am the person who will be writing about ...

Tashkent Supermarket opened its first Manhattan location this year, and the Uzbek grocery store has a memorable hot bar filled with delicious Central Asian and Eastern European offerings. The hot bar ...

Uzbekistan, long unknown to most Westerners, is already shaping the travel scene for 2020. This culturally rich and historically compelling country, along with the rest of central Asia, has been named ...