Private Traditional Uzbek Cooking Class in a Lovely Tashkent Home
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
Options
Cooking + dinner with Dilnoza
What's included in Private Traditional Uzbek Cooking Class in a Lovely Tashkent Home
(Subject to Option Inclusions)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.
Food 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
Inclusions
- Private cooking class with your host Dilnoza
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- 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
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- 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.
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Host Name: Dilnoza Tagaeva Host Phone: +998 972606724 Host Email: [email protected] Address: 42 Usta Shirin Street, Tashkent, Uzbekistan - 100057 Meeting Instructions: Meet your host Dilnoza at her home. Here is a Google Maps link to the location: https://goo.gl/maps/ua5HYfTA73ji8k5G7 You can take bus # 97, 148, 78, 35, 52 or 151 to get here. Her home is close to White Mosque and Uzekspocentre. Please contact your host directly if you have dietary requests or need help with directions. -- Traveling Spoon is a supplier of Viator and TripAdvisor. We offer travelers authentic food experiences with locals, in their homes. Founded by two travelers and food lovers, Traveling Spoon helps others make meaningful cultural connections through food. Contact us at [email protected] if you have general questions about our services. For specific questions related to your booking please contact your host directly with the contact information provided above. We hope you have a meaningful experience and look forward to hearing about it!