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  Worldcook's RECIPES from UZBEKISTAN  
Uzbek cooking is a lot like Russian cooking: ravioli-like dishes like manti and pelmeni are popular. In Uzbekistan there is a large group of Koreans (Korean is even a sub-nationality) and as a result, Korean salads and cold cucumber soup are part of the menu. Lamb kebab is often served in food stalls and restaurants. We would call it "babusjka baranina" because it was mostly post-menopausal sheep, the same ingredient that figures in plov.
   
Liqueur "Timur"
Samosa
Samosa

Plov
Manti
Manti

Salat olivier
   

Special days in Uzbekistan to serve this food are 1 September, Independence Day, and 1 October, Teachers' Day. Click on culinary calendar for more links between cooking and worldwide celebration.