Check out these recipes to try all season long. Uzbek Plov is a rice pilaf and braised lamb dish that comes together in a cast-iron Dutch oven. Momsdish As winter temperatures grip the nation, cozy, ...

Cathy Chaplin is a former senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. Zira’s owner Azim Rahmatov immigrated from Bukhara, ...

Plov You might think you know rice pilaf, but in Central Asia, plov is no ordinary side dish. Known by many names (osh, palav, pilaf, or polo), this rice dish is a hearty, one-pot meal typically made ...

A hobo stands at the door, palm extended for a handout. Well, not a real hobo, but a life-size fiberglass one, and he slouches between you and the front door of Cupola Samarkanda II, a Uzbek ...

Plov is a hearty and meaty rice-based meal from Central Asia. The dish is widely considered the progenitor of rice pilaf and a cousin to paella. Native to present-day Uzbekistan, plov has spread ...

I had the good fortune to travel to Boulder, Colorado, recently. It is a beautiful place with an interesting food scene. The Boulder Dushanabe Teahouse, an iconic building and restaurant, can be found ...

Every two days, Isak Sionov takes it upon himself to make the plov — a sauteed rice dish — at Cheburechnaya, a restaurant in Rego Park, Queens, that's beloved by many for its Bukharian Jewish dishes, ...