Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Street Food, Bukhara

Uzbek food is limited in options, but not as bad as the guidebooks say. It mainly consists of white round bread, a variety of grilled meat, the notorious plov and our favorite: LACHMAN.
A slippery noodle soup served in large bowls with boiled vegetables, small pieces of mutton and topped with fresh herbs. The less touristy the venue, the less oily the soup.

One great place to try it is the Bolo Huaz Chaikhana in the garden just opposite the Bolo Hauz mosque in Bukhara.
Posted by Rena and Tom at 4:10 PM

5 comments:

  1. A. M. TamariAugust 19, 2009 at 4:45 PM

    in the aboce picture, is the food going in or out?

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  2. TomAugust 19, 2009 at 7:12 PM

    First in, then out below, in variations.

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  3. A. M. TamariAugust 19, 2009 at 7:23 PM

    bon appetit!!

    btw - what are you reading?

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  4. TomAugust 20, 2009 at 7:42 PM

    "The Golden Road to Samarkand". Don't leave home without it. New York Times recommended.

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  5. A. M. TamariAugust 20, 2009 at 10:52 PM

    also handy when you need to clean your mouth from that oriental lokshen coming out of your mouth.

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