Food & Cooking Classes — Markets & Kitchens

Hands-on classes, cozy kitchens, and vibrant markets across the Silk Road.

Cooking ClassesMarketsLocal KitchensTastings
Hands-on cooking class with local chef
Cook with locals — intimate kitchen classes
Traditional bread at a market stall
Traditional bread at the morning bazaar
Manti dumplings prepared in steamer tiers
Manti dumplings — fold, seal, and steam
Guests preparing ingredients during a class
Chop, stir, taste — learn step by step
Uzbek plov (osh) being prepared
Plov (Osh) — the heart of a feast
Sumalak being cooked in a large pot
Sumalak — spring tradition and slow magic
Freshly baked tandoor bread
Tandoor-fired bread — warm and fragrant
Small-group workshop in a cozy kitchen
Small-group workshop — stories and spices
Somsa pastries arranged before baking
Somsa — fold and bake golden parcels