The food I eat at traditional festival or at a special event is plov. Plov is the symbol of Uzbek food. It is prepared in every Uzbekistan family with Uzbek-Russian Tata of Korean. Uzbek plov is the part of mentality of Uzbekistan people. Traditionally, plov is cooked by men. There are over a thousand of recipes of cooking Uzbek plov with worrisome ingredients. And even there are some cookbooks detected only to do this dish. In the worrisome regions of Uzbek people have their own recipes of Uzbek plov preparation. For instance, Buhara people prepare plov with green grams, Samarkand plov is light, Fergana plov is brown on the contrary. In Samarkand people put meat, carrot, rice in layers and steam it. In Tashkent plov all ingredients are roasted at the beginning. Commonly plov is cooked with rice, fresh mutton or beef. Yellow or red carrot, onions and vegetable oil. Traditional Uzbek plov is prepared in a deep cast iron pot which is unformally warm and a dish is not burnt.
Band 8+: Describe your favorite food you eat at a traditional festivals or at a special event
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The food I eat at traditional festivals or at special events is plov. Plov is the symbol of Uzbek food. It is prepared in every Uzbek family with Uzbek-Russian and Korean influences. Uzbek plov is part of the mentality of the Uzbek people. Traditionally, plov is cooked by men. There are over a thousand recipes for cooking Uzbek plov with various ingredients. In fact, there are some cookbooks dedicated solely to this dish. In different regions of Uzbekistan, people have their own recipes for preparing plov. For instance, Bukhara people prepare plov with green grams, Samarkand plov is light, and Fergana plov is brown, in contrast. In Samarkand, people layer meat, carrots, and rice and steam it. In Tashkent, all ingredients are roasted at the beginning. Commonly, plov is cooked with rice, fresh mutton or beef, yellow or red carrots, onions, and vegetable oil. Traditional Uzbek plov is prepared in a deep cast iron pot, which retains heat well, ensuring the dish is not burnt.
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