While you can find countless varieties of these breads across Uzbekistan, the most legendary loaves are baked in the city of Samarkand. Here, bread is sacred and made with the utmost care.

NARA--An eighth-century pantry unearthed in the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand suggests the influence ... and the culinary culture there is testimony to East-West exchange,” said Takao ...

Samarkand is one of the jewels of Central Asia ... It’s a country of dusty reds and verdant greens, of thick layers of history and culture influencing not just architecture and food, but ...

On the list of exotic locales in the tall tales and adventure stories of our childhoods are the names of a scattering of ...