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Tajikistan Essentials
A considered first route through Tajikistan: the foods that carry its everyday habits, celebrations, ingredients, and memory.
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Tajikistan
Qurutob
Қурутоб
Dried curd is dissolved over torn fatir and eaten from a shared tray with bread.
Tajikistan
Oshi Palav
Оши палав
Lamb, yellow carrot, onion, and rice are cooked in a deg for guests and celebrations.
Kyrgyzstan
Green Tea
Чойи сабз
The host pours small bowls of green tea back into the pot before serving them.
Tajikistan
Fatir
Фатир
Layered dough with tail fat is baked until it separates into crisp, flaky leaves.
Kazakhstan
Kurt
Құрт
Salted strained dairy is dried into firm, tangy pieces sold at markets and carried for travel.
Tajikistan
Shurbo
Шӯрбо
Lamb broth is served first, followed by whole potatoes and vegetables from the same pot.
Tajikistan
Tushbera
Тушбера
Small lamb dumplings are boiled in broth and eaten by the spoon with herbs and dairy.
Tajikistan
Tajik Sambusa
Самбӯса
Layered pastry filled with lamb, onion, or pumpkin is baked against a tandoor wall.
Tajikistan
Shakarob
Шакароб
Salted tomato and onion release their juice beside plov, ready to mop up with non.
Tajikistan
Halvoitar
Ҳалвойтар
Toasted flour and syrup make a warm, spoonable sweet shared at family celebrations.
Turkmenistan
Suzma
Süzmə
Strained yogurt is thick, tangy, and salted, served as a spread or side with bread.