Lebanon
Tahini Halva
حلاوة طحينية
A dense sesame confection made by working tahini with boiled sugar syrup until it sets into a crumbly, fibrous block.
central-asia
Uzbekistan
Explore 41 foods connected to Uzbekistan, from everyday staples to rare local specialties.
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Uzbekistan Essentials
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Traditional foods from Uzbekistan.
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Tandir Kabob
A Uzbek whole lamb slow-cooked in a tandoor, a festive and regional classic
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tashkent Salad
Toshkent salatasi
Julienned beef or tongue and green radish are mixed with crisp fried onion and sour cream in this named Tashkent salad.
Serbia
Tulumba
Ridged fingers of choux-style dough deep-fried then drowned in cold sugar syrup, crisp-shelled and juicy within — the baklava-shop counter classic of Turkey and the former Ottoman world.
Khorezm, Uzbekistan
Tuxum Barak
Тухум барак
Tuxum barak, the Khorezm egg-filled boiled parcel, is a regional speciality sought out by name in Khiva and Urgench and is unlike any dumpling we carry.