Uzbek cuisine

As Uzbek cuisine refers to the cuisine of Uzbekistan, which - like many other kitchens - is under the influence of agriculture. Nevertheless, the Uzbek cuisine is very varied, but include dishes such as soups Shurpa and Naryn, the salad Bachor, and the main dishes Plow or Mantı as well as to Laghman - which is served both as a main dish or as a dessert - and can illustrate Halwa.

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General

The history of Uzbek cuisine or the origin of various Uzbek dishes can partly be traced back several centuries. Therefore, let those also common today, explain traditional rituals while preparing the food. Today, as several centuries ago, the Uzbek cuisine - due to their location, language, culture and religion - closely closely connected with oriental cuisine and other Turkic-speaking countries. Even Russian influences are present.

Dine

The Uzbek cuisine is one of thousands of dishes. The national dish of the country is the rice dish Plow, prepared in different ways in every part of the country and of which there are more than 500 cooking methods.

Basic food is mainly rice and bread, which was once considered sacred and entwined around which many legends. As bread especially the flatbread is eaten, which still today in the traditional way on the inner walls of a large Tonofens ( Tandyr ) is baked. Furthermore, in Uzbekistan - ate a lot of kebab ( " grilled or roasted meat " ) and sesame seeds - like in other Turkish and in other Muslim countries.

Drinks

In Uzbekistan, the whole year especially green tea in tea houses, called Choyxona drunk. In summer, however, be Ayran, a chilled yogurt, and fruit juices preferred. Alcoholic beverages generally find no great popularity, other than wine, from which, for a predominantly Muslim populated country, very much is drunk. The most consumed wines in Uzbekistan are Gulyakandoz, Shirin, Cabernet, and the Aleatiko. Beer is mostly imported, such as the famous Baltika or Heineken. In Uzbekistan itself is still brewed, city in Tashkent Sarbast, in Samarkand and old pulsar in Bukhara Bucharapivo - since 2003 Azia (as Uzbek- German joint venture ) - and in Navoi Istiqlol.