Plov Cooking Class at Local Uzbek House

It was wonderful that we had cooking class at Ali's house. It was very good experience to see Uzbekistan house, how they live. We met Ali's family; they are all very nice and welcome us. Our cooking class took many hours, so we had a great conversation that we exchanged. After Plov done, we ate together also his mom cooked soup that was great together. Thank you.

This tour was one of our favourite tours during our trip to Uzbekistan. The tour started at the bazaar, where Ali showed us around while buying some ingredients for the plov. Then his brother drove us to his home, which is perhaps 10 minutes from the city centre. He and his family had prepared some snacks, we started cooking the plov, and we had nice chats about Uzbekistan, its culture and daily life. Ali speaks good English and made us feel very welcome in his home. The food was delicious too!

We enjoyed this tour a lot. The tour started at the bazaar, where Ali showed us around while buying some ingredients for the plov. Then his brother drove us to his home, which is perhaps 10 minutes from the city centre. He and his family had prepared some snacks, we started cooking the plov, and we had nice chats about Uzbekistan, its culture and daily life. Ali speaks good English and made us feel very welcome in his home. The food was delicious too!

Highly recommend this fantastic experience with Ali. We started with a visit to the bazaar where he explained the various ingredients, as well as the unique regional differences and preferences. From there, we were invited to a private home, where we had a chance to not only learn how to make the national dish of plov, but more about the culture, lifestyle, and customs of Uzbekistan. I appreciate how knowledgeable, open, informative and friendly Ali is. After we finished making plov, Ali and his family put out an incredibly delicious spread of food and beverages for our Uzbek meal. This visit is definitely a highlight of my time in Uzbekistan!

Wow! What an absolutely amazing immersive experience with Ali and his family. Ali picked me up from my hotel and we went to the market and then to his family home where we talked and talked and made plov and enjoyed it. His family were so welcoming and loved his sister practicing her English. This is really your chance to get to know Uzbek people. Ali will talk about anything! His English is impeccable. This is likely the highlight experience of all my time in Uzbekistan.

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My two friends and I had a fantastic cooking experience with Ali! He was an amazing and intelligent guy. We learned more about Uzbekistan’s culture and history, with exciting conversations about the differences between his and our (Danish) cults as we laughed. It also helped that Ali speaks fluent English. The food was great and I will definitely make plow at home. This experience can definitely be recommended!

Ali is a very smart and inteligent young guy, with wide view and a lot of positive energy accompanied with fluent english. We really loved plov making experience with his nice family. Strongly recommend this activity with him.