Plov

Food in Uzbekistan isn't for the faint hearted. The national dish is 'plov', a plate of rice, garlic, horse meat, quail and quails eggs. It's rarely found on restaurant menus but is cooked by local ladies who's expertise gains a reputation by word of mouth. Make-shift cafes are found in back yards and the meal is only available up to about two in the afternoon. Boswell and I were taken to a walled garden in a back street of Samarkand for this meal.