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Uzbekistan

Plov, samsa and lamb skewers from the Silk Road.

Iconic recipes

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Silk Road one-pot rice with lamb, carrots, garlic and cumin — built in layers in a deep kazan.

National rice pilaf layered with lamb, carrots, cumin and whole garlic in a kazan.

Flaky tandoor-baked pastry stuffed with lamb, onion and cumin.

Hand-pulled noodles in lamb-and-vegetable stew with bell pepper and tomato.

Charcoal-grilled lamb skewers with onion, cumin and vinegar marinade.

Large steamed dumplings filled with spiced lamb, onion and pumpkin.

Round tandoor-baked Uzbek bread stamped with a chekich pattern.