WASHINGTON – His kettle is 44 inches wide and can hold about a barrel of water. Every morning at 8, Mansur Makhmudov begins chopping up mounds of Uzbekistan’s bright yellow carrots along with onion ...

Bring the flavors of Central Asia to your kitchen with this authentic Uzbek plov recipe. Made with lamb or beef, rice, and a ...

In Tashkent, Uzbekistan’s capital, the streets are lined with paddle-wielding chefs called oshpaz who expertly tend to the sizzling contents of enormous cauldron-like pans. The air fills with aromas ...

From Subodh Gupta’s bartans to Shakuntala Kulkarni’s tandoor work, Indian artists forge cross-border collaborations at ...

The Golden Road to Samarqand posts two “official” recipes for Kyrgyz plov, a rice dish with onions, meat, and carrots. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how ...

Discover the world one bite at a time! This channel takes you on a global journey, exploring food, culture, and history across continents. From street food adventures in Asia to BBQ traditions in the ...

I had the good fortune to travel to Boulder, Colorado, recently. It is a beautiful place with an interesting food scene. The Boulder Dushanabe Teahouse, an iconic building and restaurant, can be found ...

Years ago, I was initiated into the ways of plov by a group of Uzbek businessmen. Plov is a Central Asian dish of rice, meat and vegetables. It is the father of rice pilaf, they told me, along with ...

United by an oily dish of rice, meat and carrots but divided by questions of access to water, partially delimited state borders and title to the rich heritage of two of the Old Silk Road's most famous ...

People wait in a long line for Uzbek plov in the Central Asian Plov Center, an opera house-like restaurant, in Tashkent. Cuisine is an accessible path to learn about a country. And Uzbekistan's ...