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Story Publication logo October 27, 2010

Understanding Central Asia, Starting with Food

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Leveraging its strategic position in turbulent Central Asia, Uzbekistan has whitewashed its image in...

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Image by Philip Shishkin. Uzbekistan, 2010.
Image by Philip Shishkin. Uzbekistan, 2010.

Understanding Central Asia means understanding Central Asian food. And that means indulging in regional samplings of a deceptively simple rice dish - plov, and its lighter alternative lagman.

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