Instead I headed for the baker below Ala-Too Café. I got something with pork inside, plus what I think was somsa (a slightly greasy pastry with lamb meat in it). I also got a very greasy thing that looked like a crepe with cottage cheese (the Russian sour cream you mentioned) inside. It was good, but too many of them will almost certainly dislodge a gallstone.

What is the name of the honey-dipped cake thingie? I tried to describe it in Korean, but I don’t think she was getting it. Also, what’s a napoleon called in Uzbeki?

The area around the bakery and café is being built up, which makes me concerned that the establishments might not be there a couple years from now (of course, they can just move, since there are other suitable venues nearby).

Anyway, thanks for the tip. I also had my first chance to walk along the Ch’ŏnggyech’ŏn Stream. It was nice. Anyway, hope to hit the cafés later on.

where is this Samarkand Cafe? Is it near the Ala-Too Cafe?

*throws lettuce sandwich in bin*

The “round bread” is rightly called non (or lepyoshka for Russian speakers), and I wouldn’t be surprised if “Osh-plov” isn’t supposed to mean “Plov from Osh.” It sounds like they just used both words for the dish.

And somsa’s are the greatest things ever, especially with a little Tobasco. Navoi ones were huge, but it seemed that I could only find good pumpkin and potato ones in Tashkent.

No, not exactly, but the Marmot has a great post about food…and we’re not talking bulgogi, mandu or kimchi but rather restaurants and bakeries that specialize in delicacies from Mongolia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. He included some pics and even a

I’m on a different computer now, and I can see that. Don’t know why that didn’t show up before.