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First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

author:Ah Tuo Shi Xiaojun
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

Tashkent

Itinerary: Chorsu Bazaar - Khazrati Imam Mosque - Hotel of Uzbekistan - Timurid statue - Soviet murals - Central Asian pilaf center

After entering Uzbekistan, I bought train tickets for the next few days directly at the ticket window of the railway station, and prepared Tashkent-Samarkand-Bukhara-Khiva, which was bought a week in advance, and I couldn't buy a direct train from Khiva to Tashkent, and finally I could only fly back to Tashkent from Urgench, still passing through Kazakhstan overland to return home, saving troublesome nucleic acid and temporarily buying high air tickets.

It is amazing to get on the bus at 18:30 in Almaty, Kazakhstan and 10:30 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, which also includes waiting for departure and entry directly on the bus.

First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

Because I have looked at the hotel for a long time, plus I heard that I need a registration form to stay in an Uzbek hotel, I simply chose the Uzbekistan hotel without brain, the facilities are outdated, the service is generally cost-effective, to be honest, it is also average, the same 70 knives can choose a better I estimate.

Before it was check-in time, I left my luggage and went out to play, but after walking around, I found that I couldn't find a calling card. Now life without the Internet is as insecure as without money, and after going to the Dome Market and the Imam Mosque in Hazrat, I take a taxi back to the hotel. At that time, because there was no mobile phone card, Yandex Go could not be opened at all, and my brother and I stood on the side of the road like a fool, and finally a private car opposite stopped and asked if we needed taxi, and then negotiated a price before returning to the hotel. At this time, ask the front desk of the hotel to know that you can apply for a SIM card in the hotel, which is really a place to step on iron shoes.

First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

Chorsu Bazaar

The first stop is the Dome Bazaar, Tashkent's most famous farmer's market, topped by a huge green dome. Our taxi dropped us off at Ko'kaldosh Madrasasi, which was the first time I saw the Uzbek madrasa and mosque, and I was already a little amazed.

First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

Before entering the dome market, there are already many small vendors on the side of the road, all of which are some more daily fruits, peppers, vegetables, and further inside, you can also encounter local colorful cushions, carpets, etc., as well as a bunch of spices, each market seems to have an area, the place where the meat is sold can not be seen at a glance, and the area where the cake is sold is full of the aroma of baking.

First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

We smelled the meat and came to a place where we grilled chicken wings, roast beef, and roast lamb, and ordered two skewers of chicken, about 9 yuan, and a pot of tea was about 3 yuan, probably because this is Tashkent? It's quite cheap, and the price is relatively expensive in several tourist cities.

First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

Hazrati Imam Mosque

The Dome Bazaar is not far from the Hazrati Imam Mosque, and as we walked through the old town, we came across a huge mosque under construction that will surely be amazed when we have the opportunity to come back in the future.

I heard that the Hazrat Imam Mosque in Uzbekistan is already considered ordinary, but seeing it with my own eyes is already so beautiful that I can imagine whether Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva will shout all the way from tomorrow.

First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

With domes the color of the sea and beautiful geometric patterns patched together with beautiful tiles, it is said that 85% of Uzbeks call themselves Muslims, regardless of whether they still live a religious life, but the number and size of mosques and madrasas in front of them must be quite a lot.

First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

Tired of visiting the mosque, took a taxi back to the hotel. Taxis in Uzbekistan are really cheap, anyway, I haven't hit more than 20 yuan. The Grand Hotel of Uzbekistan is located next to Emil Timur Square, where a statue of Timur stands. The domed market we went to in the morning is the heart of Tashkent's Old Town, surrounded by squat houses and countless alleys. Our Emile Timur Square is the heart of Tashkent New Town, and directly in front of the hotel is a tourist street lined with snacks and restaurants.

First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

Hey, the first bottle of beer I bought in Uzbekistan tasted 5 yuan for 30 yuan, and I somehow missed the Kazakh brother in Almaty, and 1 liter of draft beer sold me for 18.54 yuan.

First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

Soviet frescoes

I woke up the next day, took a taxi, and my brother searched for Soviet murals on Google Maps for half a day. There will be a more interesting phenomenon in Tashkent, it is clear that it is still an Islamic building, and in a blink of an eye it is the architectural style of the Soviet period. I had time to learn a little about the history of Uzbekistan and Tashkent, after all, with the arrival of the Russians, there were still many loves and hatreds.

First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

Central Asia Pilaf Center (Uzbekistan's food series)

Originally, I was going to visit the National Museum of Uzbekistan, but coincidentally, I closed on Monday. There was still some time left before the train in Samarkand, so I took a taxi to the Central Asian pilaf center, not thinking that the TV tower in Tashkent was next to it, which was a model of Soviet design.

First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

The pot of the Central Asian pilaf center has to be dozens of people standing in a circle, really big and big, see that many foreigners will come to check in the cauldron of the Central Asian grab center, several pots, some are stewing lamb, fragrant. Some are stewing rice and carrots, and the rice is sold next to it.

First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

Pilaf is 40,000 som, with sausages, lamb, quail eggs, eggs and carrots, etc., which is enough to fill. Buy it at the cashier, then take the bill and pick up the pilaf. There are 25,000 freshly squeezed pomegranate juice sold next to it, which can be eaten together, or it is still a little too greasy to eat pilaf.

First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

Meals eaten in Uzbekistan, there is nothing hot, except for grilled meats and grilled buns. As a southerner, I am really not used to eating a meal without soup, and I feel that the vegetables I eat the most are tomatoes and cucumbers, and I still eat more fruits and drink more juice under the conditions permitted.

First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

Since they all eat alone, show the food that Uzbekistan has photographed throughout the 9 days, and roughly understand what I ate in Uzbekistan.

A serving of pasta and two skewers of beef eaten at a restaurant across the street from Reggie Square in Samarkand, which was really edible pasta and unpalatable skewers, plus a glass of beer cost me 11w.

First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine
First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

The sweet cappuccino is actually a three-in-one coffee infusion, with 2 eggs, 2 hot dogs, a small piece of naan, and sells for 3W. The point was that they didn't have soy sauce, so I had to swallow it with black pepper and eggs.

First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

I ordered chicken wings, lamb, and vegetable salad, and the salad still only had cucumbers, tomatoes and onions, and even no salad dressing, and I was charged 10.5w for this meal.

First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

I still don't know what to eat and eat a meal of grilled chicken, often like this, 2 skewers of meat is a meal, and the skin teeth in the meat plate are the vegetarian food of that meal, which is too miserable.

First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

Then I really didn't want to try anything more, and in Bukhara and Khiva, I ate four chicken rolls in a row, some unpalatable, some delicious, just fill my stomach. Two nights in the ancient city of Khiva were 2 bottles of beer for dinner.

First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

The deepest impression is the "Alibaba" directly opposite the Imperial City of Bukhara, this thin skin bun inside is really delicious, less meat and more onions, hot skin bite down a mouthful of bursting juice. Arguably the best thing I've ever eaten in Uzbekistan. The skewer is not a whole piece of meat, but like meatballs, it is easier to swallow, the soup is a little oily, but the noodles are not bad.

First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

The last picture is the breakfast I had in the homestay, except for the egg and coffee in the center, the rest are almost not my dishes, there is really no way, let the hostess help me fry another egg and eat it with black pepper. The middle dipping dishes have 3 sweet jams and 1 is salty cheese, all of which are very good, but I can't get used to eating them.

First impressions of Uzbekistan, walk into the stone city of Tashkent and share with Central Asian cuisine

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