Private Traditional Uzbek Cooking Class in a Lovely Tashkent Home

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3 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local home with Dilnoza, a doctor by profession but a passionate cook who always finds time to travel and cook.This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your hands-on cooking class will take place in Dilnoza's home kitchen where she will teach you how to make 2-3 traditional Uzbek dishes from her family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together in your host's home. Discover local cultural and culinary traditions during this unique experience with a local in Tashkent.

• Cooking lesson in a local Tashkent home
• Introduction to Uzbekistan's culture and cuisine
• 100% private activity
• Experience Uzbek hospitality in a residential Tashkent neighborhood

Example Menu

Starter

Uzbeki snacks of cheese and meat

Starter

Traditional salad of tomato, cucumber and onion in a lemon dressing

Main

Bread

Main

Palov (traditional dish of meat, rice and vegetables)

Dessert

Dessert like halva or pashmak

Dessert

Tea or coffee

What's Included

Private cooking class with your host Dilnoza
Alcoholic Beverages
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Please meet your host Dilnoza at her home in the Yunusabad District of Tashkent. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation. You can take bus # 97, 148, 78, 35, 52 or 151 to get here. Her home is close to White Mosque and Uzekspocentre.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Dilnoza warmly welcomes you into her home with a ceremonial hand washing tradition and a welcome drink of green or black tea and Uzbek snacks like dried fruit compote and slices of kazi, a traditional smoked meat snack or kurt, cheese. Next, join your host Dilnoza in her kitchen to learn to cook an authentic home-cooked Uzbek meal from recipes that have been passed down through generations in her family. Your cooking class involves learning to make traditional Uzbek dishes such as a salad and the main “palov” from scratch and will last about 2 hours. Learn how to prepare a traditional Uzbek meal before you gather around a traditional Uzbeki dining table, located low to the ground to share the meal you helped prepare. Your traditional meal includes bread, a salad of tomato, cucumber, onion and basil in a lemon dressing and a main of palov, a traditional Uzbek dish of meat, rice and vegetables. Your meal will conclude with a local sweet like halva, pashmak (candy floss) or kazinaki. On days that her husband and children are home, they will join you for your meal.

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
  • Menu may vary depending on the season
  • Private, personalized experience
  • Vegetarian, vegan and gluten free option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
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Cooking Classes
Food & Drink

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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