We went out for a group dinner tonight with TIS staff. Dinner was wonderful. Lots of tomatoes, cucumbers, light cheeses, bread and fresh water fish. Yummy stuff.
We also decided to try one of the main courses in Uzbekistan, shashlyk, which is mutton, better known as sheep. It is done mostly in kabob form and roasted. We topped it with some sliced onions and an unidentified red sauce (not blood for anyone who has heard our China story about tofu on a stick). It was quite tasty, sort of like the meat in a Greek gyro or Turkish donner kabob. While it was nice to try, there are enough beautiful, locally grown fruits and vegetables to keep us on our fish-etarian path.
Also try "plov", their famous national dish. It made with rice and meat and I heard they eat it without spoons and forks, just with their hands.
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Svetlana
donner kabob... yum. sounds like a fun time
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