Uzbek Cuisine

26 dishes · Community built

Uzbek Dishes

#1

Plov

Central Asia's greatest dish — rice cooked with lamb, carrots, onions and cottonseed or sunflower oil in a massive kazan...

#2

Shashlik

Central Asia's definitive skewered meat — chunks of lamb marinated in onion juice and spices, threaded on flat skewers a...

#3

Samsa

Uzbek baked pastries — triangular parcels of flaky dough filled with minced lamb, onion and fat, baked in a tandoor oven...

#4

Non

Uzbekistan's sacred bread — a large, round flatbread with a distinctive stamped pattern in the centre, baked in a tandoo...

#5

Lagman

Uzbekistan's great noodle dish — hand-pulled wheat noodles served with a stew of lamb, vegetables and tomatoes. The nood...

#6

Kazi

A traditional horse meat sausage, seasoned and air-dried, served thinly sliced as a delicacy.

#7

Uzbek Dimsum

Steamed dumplings filled with pumpkin, onion, and dill, a seasonal autumn dish.

#8

Kazan Kabob

Cubed potato and lamb slow-fried together in a large cauldron until deeply browned.

#9

Bakhsh

A savory green rice dish cooked with lamb offal, herbs, and rice, a Bukharan Jewish specialty.

#10

Sumalak

A sweet, slow-cooked wheat sprout pudding, traditionally prepared communally for Navruz.

#11

Chuchvara

Small boiled dumplings filled with seasoned minced meat, served in broth or with a yogurt sauce.

#12

Manti

Large steamed dumplings filled with seasoned lamb and onion, served with yogurt or butter.

#13

Uzbek Tandir Non

Round, decoratively stamped flatbread baked in a clay tandoor oven.

#14

Uzbek Mastava

A hearty rice and lamb soup with vegetables, lightly soured with tomato.

#15

Achichuk

A simple fresh salad of thinly sliced tomatoes and onions, a common accompaniment to plov.

#16

Uzbek Hasip

A traditional sausage made from rice, liver, and fat stuffed into intestine casing, steamed until firm.

#17

Hanum

A steamed rolled dough filled with spiced potato or pumpkin, sliced and served with sour cream.

#18

Uzbek Halva

A dense, sweet confection made from toasted flour, butter, and sugar syrup.

#19

Dimlama

A layered stew of meat and vegetables, slow-cooked in their own juices with no added liquid.

#20

Toshkent Salad

A layered salad of beef, potato, egg, and pickles bound in mayonnaise, an Uzbek take on Olivier salad.

#21

Katlama

A flaky, layered fried flatbread, a popular Uzbek bread served with tea or savory dishes.

#22

Qovurdoq

Cubed lamb fried with potato and onion until deeply browned, a hearty Uzbek dish.

#23

Norin

Thin hand-cut noodles tossed with shredded horse meat sausage, served cold or at room temperature.

#24

Uzbek Chak-Chak

Small fried dough pieces bound together in honey syrup into a festive golden mound.

#25

Shivit Oshi

Green dill-infused noodles served with slow-cooked meat and a savory tomato sauce, a Khorezm specialty.

#26

Tuhum Barak

Small boiled dumplings filled with a savory egg and herb mixture.

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