Dish · Khorezm, Karakalpakstan
Tukhum barak
Khorezm’s signature dish: delicate boiled dumplings filled with raw egg mixed with milk or butter.
Culture
Food, crafts and tradition
Plov and tandoor bread, Rishtan ceramics and Margilan ikat silk, weddings and festivals — every region has its own flavours and crafts.
Plov (osh)Tashkent plovSamarkand plovBukhara plov and oshi sofiFergana plovKhorezm plovSamsaJizzakh samsaKabob (shashlik)Gijduvan kebabTandir kabob (tandoor lamb)Qozon kabobLagmanMantiChuchvaraSumalakHalimShurpaUgra oshi (noodle soup)DimlamaMastavaKazyAchichukUzbek bread (non)Samarkand nonPatir (Tashkent patir)QurtTukhum barakShivit oshiKarakalpak beshbarmak (turama)Juvari gurtikNo‘xat sho‘rak (chickpea stew)Novvot, parvarda and halvaDried fruit and nutsUzbek melonsNorin (naryn)Rishtan ceramicsGijduvan ceramicsMargilan atlas and adrasBukhara gold embroideryKhiva woodcarvingChust knivesChust doppi (skullcap)Samarkand paperSuzani and Bukhara embroideryNurata suzaniSamarkand and Urgut suzaniShahrisabz embroidery and the iroqi skullcapCarpet weavingCopper chasing (kandakorlik)Jewellery making (zargarlik)Karakalpak jewelleryGanch carvingTilework (koshinkorlik)Musical instrument makingThe Karakalpak yurt and feltNaqqoshlik, illumination and miniature paintingHospitality and the dastarkhanTea culture and the choyxonaThe Uzbek weddingBeshik to‘yi (cradle feast)The mahallaHasharNavruz customsShashmaqom and the maqom traditionBakhshi artLazgiAskiya, the art of witKatta ashula (‘great song’)KurashKupkari (ulak)National dressRamadan and iftarNasreddin Afandi anecdotesThe cultural space of BoysunNew YearDefenders of the Motherland DayInternational Women’s Day (8 March)Navruz holidayDay of Remembrance and HonourIndependence DayTeachers’ and Mentors’ DayConstitution DayRamazon hayiti (Eid al-Fitr)Qurbon hayiti (Eid al-Adha)
01 · 3 dishes
Cuisine
From plov to samsa and sumalak: what to taste, where and how.
Dish · Karakalpakstan
Karakalpak beshbarmak (turama)
The Karakalpaks’ festive dish: boiled meat and sorghum-flour dumplings are finely chopped, mixed and served on a shared platter with broth.
Dish · Karakalpakstan, Khorezm
Juvari gurtik
An old dish of Karakalpak and Khorezm cooking: coin-shaped sorghum-flour dumplings simmered in meat broth.
02 · 2 crafts
Crafts
Ceramics, ikat silk, gold embroidery and woodcarving — the workshops and their schools.
Craft · Karakalpakstan
Karakalpak jewellery
The heavy silver jewellery of Karakalpak women: the bride’s breast ornament, nose-ring, moon-shaped brooches and tumar amulets against the evil eye.
Craft · Karakalpakstan
The Karakalpak yurt and felt
A portable home of wooden lattice and felt that goes up in a few hours: the skills of building Karakalpak yurts joined UNESCO’s list in 2025.
03 · 1 tradition
Traditions
Mahalla life, hospitality, weddings and rites — the old rules of everyday life.