Samarkand is one of the jewels of Central Asia ... gracing every table – served to cut through the rich lamb shashlik and piles of plov. Plov is Uzbekistan's national dish - on paper, the ...

Starting in Tashkent, we travel on the Afrosiab high-speed train to Samarkand, discovering its ... famous for its madrasahs and ancient plov, or osh sofi, prepared according to centuries-old ...

Plov, a steaming pilaf that is cooked in layers, is served almost everywhere in Central Asia. Today, there are literally thousands of variations throughout Central Asia and the Caucasus.

The EU and Central Asia have agreed to upgrade their relationship to the level of a Strategic Partnership. Details of the ...