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Samarkand Cooking Class Traditions Menu Options Local Home

By Khakim Travel
8.8 out of 10
Excellent
Free cancellation available
Price is £41 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m+
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Cook authentic Samarkand dishes with a local family
  • Enjoy a shared homemade meal with tea and sweets
  • Experience traditional music and a warm family atmosphere

Activity location

    • Samarkand
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Samarkand
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan

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Samarkand Traditional Sweets & Desserts Menu

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English

Some sweets take hours to make; guests can help with assembly or taste ready desserts.

Halboyi Tar

Chak Chak

Qalama

Starting time: 16:00
Price details
£40.89 x 2 Adults£81.78
Total
Price is £81.78
Until Wed, 27 May

Cook Samarkand Breakfast Taste What Locals Used to Eat

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • Bengali

Perfect for morning sessions; guests will help with simple preparation and taste fresh dishes

Attala

Shir Brinj (sweet rice porridge)

Qaymoq (fresh cream)

Homemade butter

Nuts & honey

Starting time: 10:00
Price details
£40.89 x 2 Adults£81.78
Total
Price is £81.78

Samarkand Street / Fast Food

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English

Quick-cooking street foods; guests can participate fully in shaping, baking, or frying

Samsa

Bugursok

Bilishi

Perashki

Price details
£44.61 x 2 Adults£89.22
Total
Price is £89.22
Until Wed, 27 May

Vegetarian Menu

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English

Light but filling; some dishes may be pre-cooked, but guests actively assist and taste.

Manti with pumpkin/potato/greens

Xonim with pumpkin/potato/greens

Bichak with pumpkin/potato/greens

Price details
£44.61 x 2 Adults£89.22
Total
Price is £89.22
Until Wed, 27 May

Samarkand Dough & Dumpling Experience and Cooking Class

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

Dumplings require longer cooking; guests can shape the dough and fillings, and taste ready-cooked versions

Manti (meat or vegetable)

Xonim (steamed roll)

Samsa (meat or greens)

Bichak (pumpkin, greens, or herbs)

Price details
£46.10 x 2 Adults£92.20
Total
Price is £92.20
Until Wed, 27 May

Samarkand`s Different Plovs Cooking Class Traditions at Home

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English

Plov may take 1–2 hours to cook fully; guests will actively participate in preparation or taste a ready version.

Tugrama Plov

Sitora Plov

Cottonseed Plov

Fresh seasonal salads

Drinks (tea, water)

Price details
£48.33 x 2 Adults£96.66
Total
Price is £96.66
Until Wed, 27 May

Traditional Samarkand Meat Dishes Menu

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

Meat dishes require longer cooking; guests may participate in preparation or taste fully cooked versions

Shashlik or

Tuy Kabob or

Qozon

Price details
£66.92 x 2 Adults£133.84
Total
Price is £133.84
Until Wed, 27 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Local host family & cooking instructor
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Cultural explanations of Uzbek traditions
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Cooking class with selected menu option
  • What's includedWhat's included
    All ingredients and cooking tools
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Shared homemade meal
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tea & refreshments
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Traditional music atmosphere
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Transport pickup & drop off
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Alcoholic drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Personal expenses

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Pets, Smoking indoors
  • Not suitable for: People with food allergies
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

Guests can choose one of the following traditional Samarkand menu options after booking.
Some dishes take a long time to prepare, so depending on the dish, you may help cook or taste ready dishes. All dishes are made fresh with local ingredients.

Step beyond sightseeing and experience real Uzbek daily life in Samarkand through food, family, and traditions. This immersive experience takes place in a traditional local home, where you can choose from different authentic Samarkand menu options depending on your interests and dietary preferences.

Together with your host family, prepare traditional dishes, learn food-sharing customs, explore how locals preserve products for winter, and discover meaningful family traditions that are part of everyday life. This is not a restaurant or staged performance. It is a genuine home experience where cooking, culture, and hospitality naturally come together.

Choose your preferred traditional menu option after booking. Visit a local bazaar (optional) to select fresh ingredients. Cook authentic Samarkand dishes with a local family. Learn Uzbek food-sharing traditions and guest etiquette. Discover how families store food in home basements (Yerto‘la). Learn about infant care traditions and family values. See traditional engagement and festive dresses. Enjoy a shared homemade meal with tea and sweets. Experience traditional music and family atmosphere.

Location

Activity location

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    • Samarkand
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Samarkand
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan