Its popularity and ubiquity across Uzbekistan cannot be overstated. It is so beloved that nearly 3,000 people come to Besh Qozon Pilaf Center in Tashkent to have it for lunch every day.

Uzbek cuisine is a fusion of medieval Persian cuisine (tandoor breads, a particular hearty style of pilaf), nomadic Turkish elements (flatbreads, noodles, dairy products) and more recent elements ...

Rice is one of the most important agricultural crops of Uzbekistan and the main components of the diet of its 37 million people. The country even has a “plov (pilaf) index,” similar to the American ...