Rich, fragrant and layered with tradition, this dish of meat, rice and vegetables has been bringing people together for millennia. From plov’s ancient history to the best places to try it today, ...

Samarkand sits in Uzbekistan along the ancient Silk Road, where travelers and merchants once hawked their wares from China to the Mediterranean Sea. Food and travel writer Caroline Eden uses the ...

Cooking, and eating, are often on Abhijit Banerjee's mind. But for the Nobel-winning economist, what starts with planning the night's dinner usually ends up in questions about the consumption, ...

WASHINGTON – His kettle is 44 inches wide and can hold about a barrel of water. Every morning at 8, Mansur Makhmudov begins chopping up mounds of Uzbekistan’s bright yellow carrots along with onion ...

United by an oily dish of rice, meat and carrots but divided by questions of access to water, partially delimited state borders and title to the rich heritage of two of the Old Silk Road's most famous ...

The word Samarkand, for many, conjures up exotic images – from majestic blue tiled mosques to fragrant spice markets. Located in east-central Uzbekistan, it is one of the oldest cities in Central Asia ...

The first thing I notice in Tashkent’s celebrated underground, even before the famous murals and ceilings, is a prominently displayed ad for a local university featuring a faculty member who was a ...