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The 8 Best Cooking Classes in Uzbekistan

8 tours  ·  from $20 a head

Plov done properly takes four hours and a cast-iron kazan, which is exactly why it is worth learning here. The 8 classes below are priced and honest about how much you cook versus watch, and which finish as a full lunch.

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Master Class – Uzbek Bread in Khiva

1.Master Class – Uzbek Bread in Khiva

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 125 reviews · 50 min · from $20Our pick

Bake traditional Uzbek non bread in Khiva’s clay oven, then enjoy it with tea and homemade jam in this friendly 50-minute class.

“This is a fun way to spend an hour. You get to eat your bread with some delicious apricot jam and tea at the end. I also met some nice people.”

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Samarkand: Village Tour with Plov Cooking Class & Home Visit - The bazaar: where lunch starts
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Samarkand: Village Tour with Plov Cooking Class & Home Visit

2.Village Tour with Plov Cooking Class & Home Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · 8 hours · from $59Top rated

Cook Samarkand plov in a village home, shop at a local bazaar, meet an Uzbek family, and see rural life on this 8-hour cultural tour.

“We enjoyed meeting the family and learning about them. The plov was delicious. We both enjoyed watching the process of preparing it and also the bread making. Our guide was very informative and personable. I cannot add anything to it. We had an excellent day and will always remember it”

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Samarkand: Uzbek Cooking Class in a Village Home - Pickup with Bekjon and the ride into the countryside
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Samarkand: Uzbek Cooking Class in a Village Home

3.Uzbek Cooking Class in a Village Home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 5.5 hours · from $52

Cook plov and mantu in a village home near Samarkand, meet a welcoming Uzbek family, and share a genuine countryside meal.

“We had a great time with our guide Bekjon who told us all about the village lifestyle and very happily answered to all our curious questions, plus he and his sister in law showed us how to prepare traditional Uzbek manti and plov. The mantis particularly were delicious!”

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Cooking class in Samarkand with local life experience - Cooking plov, shashlik, and samsa
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Cooking class in Samarkand with local life experience

4.Cooking class in Samarkand with local life experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $63

Cook plov with a Samarkand family, visit Siyob Bazaar, and see local life on this five-hour Uzbek food and culture tour.

“This was a great way to see how people outside the obvious tourist destinations in Uzbekistan really love. Plus we got to make some traditional food and it was delicious! Akram, our guide, was fantastic - interesting and interested. Highly recommended!”

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cooking traditional food in Samarkand with local people - The ride from central Samarkand to Ravot
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cooking traditional food in Samarkand with local people

5.cooking traditional food in Samarkand with local people

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 17 reviews · 5 hours · from $62

Cook plov with a Samarkand family, visit Siab Bazaar, explore village life, and enjoy a five-hour Uzbek food experience for $62.

“I had a great time with Akram. This was a much-needed alternative to the usual tourist activities, and I appreciated the more genuine opportunity Akram provided to interact with Uzbek life outside of the city. Akram's English is excellent and he made for a great conversationist, providing lots of insights into Uzbek life. This is a wonderful way to gain a bit more appreciation for Uzbeks and their culture!”

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Private Samarkand Cooking Class with Market Tour & Transfers - Choosing ingredients at a neighborhood market
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Private Samarkand Cooking Class with Market Tour & Transfers

Cooking Class in the Village with Local Family in Samarkand - Cooking plov in a village family home
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Cooking Class in the Village with Local Family in Samarkand

7.Cooking Class in the Village with Local Family in Samarkand

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $65

Cook plov with a Samarkand family, shop a local bazaar, and visit paper, oil, and pottery workshops on this private village tour.

“We had a wonderful day with Goli and her family! She picked us from our hotel and brought us to her local market where we were able to try new things. Cooking was a fun and slow experience. I wish we could’ve participated even more e.g. collecting firewood or rolling the dough.”

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Plov and Samsa Cooking Class in Tashkent - Cutting onions, carrots, and meat yourself
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Plov and Samsa Cooking Class in Tashkent

8.Plov and Samsa Cooking Class in Tashkent

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 6 reviews · 3 hours

Cook Uzbek plov and samsa in a private Tashkent home class, with hands-on instruction, a shared meal, and flexible booking.

“Ta atrakcja jest świetna.Odbywa się w domu gospodyni.Super doświadczenie ,które polecam wszystkim nie tylko kucharzomKończy się ona spożywaniem wspólnnym przygotowanego plov ,ale nie tylko.Gospodyni przygotowuje również drobny poczenstunek”

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