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Published 2016
This vegetarian plov, or Uzbek pilaff, is redolent of cumin and coriander, spices which, along with turmeric, are the distinctive flavour of the region. Jews have been in Bukhara and Tashkent since the 16th century. Their presence in Samarkand dates back even earlier: Records suggest they first arrived in the year 1170.