While formal cooking classes don’t exist, it is possible to do a cooking class and have an authentic culinary experience at homestays and guesthouses in Fergana Valley. Some host families offer informal lessons teaching plov, laghman, manti, or tandoor bread-making. These personal experiences often become the highlight of someone’s trip, in addition to being delicious.

Nargiza’s Traditional Guest House in Fergana City offers the option to learn how to cook traditional Uzbek dishes and breads in her family’s courtyard and house. You can also ask tour operators arrange home visits for cooking demonstrations and meals. If you have a local guides, be sure to ask him or her to go by the local bazaar or fresh market to explain ingredients, seasonal specialties, and traditions while sampling produce, breads and street foods.

Our CTN Culinary Journey Recommended Route highlights the different food specialies and experiences that you can have in different places throughout Fergana Valley.