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Stories with food and travel bites to enjoy on your journey to the Middle East and Asia
Samarkand
What you need to know before your trail
Over hundreds of years, various ethnic groups have passed through Samarkand, sharing and influencing each other’s cuisine and leaving their culinary stamp. This book is a love letter to Central Asia and the Caucasus, containing personal travel essays and recipes little known in the West that have been expertly adapted for the home cook.
An array of delicious dishes will introduce the region and its different ethnic groups – Uzbek, Tajik, Russian, Turkish, Korean, Caucasian and Jewish – along with a detailed introduction on the Silk Road.
Travel Guide
The fabled city of Samarkand has long been a magnet for merchants, travellers and conquerors according to this book. It is known as the Turquoise city and is located at the heart of the Silk Road as well as being a major city in Uzbekistan
it was known as the Silk Road Stopover known for its mosques and sand-coloured minarets. Some have likened it to a mirage in the desert and if the food in this book is half as tasty and tempting as the architecture, then this is going to make for a fun and delightful way of sampling what that city and the country as a whole has to offer.
A cake named after a Russian Count’s Castle, a Samarkand plov and more will transport you to the fragrant bazaars and the heady scents of the Pamir Mountains.
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: Samarkand
Author/ Guide: Caroline Eden & Eleanor Ford Destination: Samarkand Departure Time: Any mealtime
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