Go off the beaten path in the beautiful country at the heart of the fabled Silk Road...
Uzbekistan is home to many hearty dishes, from sumptuous dumplings to moreish noodles and amazing mutton kebabs. In fact, lamb and mutton feature heavily in the Uzbek diet due to the large number of sheep that graze throughout the country. The nation’s most celebrated speciality is plov, a combination of rice, meat, carrots and onions, sometimes with dried fruits, cooked in a Kazan, a traditional cauldron-like pot that is suspended over an open fire.
Modern-day Uzbekistan is made up of cities that were at the cultural and intellectual heart of the ancient Islamic world, and as such it is home to some awe-inspiring feats of architecture, and fascinating monuments. The city of Bukhara, for example, located along the Silk Road, contains 365 mosques, while the medieval trading hub of Khiva remains perfectly preserved in the desert.
Uzbekistan is geographically diverse, with a mix of arid stretches of desert, lush green valleys and snow-topped mountains. In central Uzbekistan you’ll find the, a half-decayed settlement rising from the sands that once contained a magnificent, intricately constructed palace.
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