Tashkent: Uzbek Plov Cooking Workshop in a Local Home Setup

Step inside the home of a local Uzbek artisan family and discover a more personal side of Uzbekistan’s cultural heritage. Your hosts will welcome you into their private at-home museum, filled with traditional textiles, handmade objects, tools and pieces collected over generations. Learn about the history of different Uzbek crafts, how they were traditionally made, and how these skills continue to be preserved and passed down within artisan families today. It is an intimate introduction to Uzbek craftsmanship, family traditions and everyday cultural life.

After exploring the family collection, move into the kitchen and take part in preparing one of Uzbekistan’s most iconic dishes — plov. Together with your hosts, you’ll prepare the ingredients, learn about the spices and cooking techniques, and discover the traditions and stories connected with the dish. Plov is much more than a meal in Uzbekistan — it is closely tied to hospitality, celebrations, family gatherings and important moments in local life. Once the plov is ready, sit down together with the family and enjoy the meal you helped prepare in the relaxed atmosphere of their home. This is not a restaurant cooking class or a formal museum visit, but a warm, hands-on cultural experience shared with a local artisan family.