Electricity
The voltage is 220 V. To use a 110/120 volt appliance (U.S. appliance), you need a converter or adopter.
Food and drink
Traditional meals begin with small dishes of nuts and raisins, progressing through salads, soups, and meat
dishes and ending with main course. Uzbeks favor mutton and beef for the main course. It is always
nourishing a bit fatty but flavorful. There are big variety of unique Uzbek national meals, like plov, manti,
shashlyks, lagmon and others.
National dish Plov - is the flagship of Uzbekistan cookery. It consists mainly of fried and boiled meat, onions,
carrots and rice; with raisins, barberries, chickpeas, or fruit added for variation. This meal will not remain
indifferent even the stickiest gourmet. You will find a great variety of fruits and vegetables in Uzbekistan
which are popular with its juiciness and sweet taste. Uzbeks enjoy many types of fruits, eaten fresh in summer
and dried in winter. Uzbek dishes are not spicy, though certainly flavorful. Some of the principle spices are
black cumin, red and black peppers, barberries, coriander and sesame seeds. The more common herbs are
cilantro (fresh coriander), dill, parsley, celeriac, and basil. Other seasonings include white vinegar, liberally
applied to salads and marinades, and fermented milk products.
Bread holds a special place in Uzbek culture. At mealtime, bread will be spread to cover the entire
dastarhon. Traditional Uzbek bread, tandoor non, is flat and round. It is torn by hand, served with tea, not to
mention at every meal. Manti - steamed dumplings of meat, fat & onions. It also may be with pumpkin
instead of meat for vegetarians.
Lagmon - is a rich spicy stew with chopped meat, varied vegetables and spices, poured over long hand-
made noodles.
Currency
In Uzbekistan, the unit of currency is the Soum. Notes are issued in denominations of 100, 200, 500, 1000, 5000
Sum.
Foreign currency exchange is possible at exchange offices in big hotels only. The most popular and easy
convertible currency is US dollar but the bill must be without any marks or sign and not later than 2000 year.
Euro, Pounds and Yens are occasionally accepted in exchange offices in Tashkent mostly.
Credit cards (Master Card, Visa Card) are occasionally accepted in hotels but not by vendors on the
streets.
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