One hot July in 2015, on the way from Andijan to Tashkent, I came across a roadside bread stand.What a wealth of smell, shape, taste…Samarkand non or “Samarkand bread” is a traditional bread from Uzbekistan. It is a very popular bread that accompanies the numerous dishes of the traditional Uzbek cuisine.It differs in its sizes,…
Month: August 2023
How I Swallowed the Beating Heart of a Cobra
What can we say about eating cobra meat?A particularly high content of linoleic acid in snake meat has a certain effect on the prevention and treatment of vascular sclerosis. Snake meat is rich in calcium, magnesium and other elements. It exists in the form of protein fusion, so it can be well absorbed and utilized…
Immigrants to the USA
Illegal immigrants within the workforce are extremely vulnerable due to their status. Being illegal makes these individuals susceptible to exploitation by employers as they are more willing to work through bad conditions and low income jobs—consequently making themselves vulnerable to abuse. Most illegal migrants end up being hired by the U.S. employers who exploit the…
In the Embrace of Annapurna
I didn’t sleep well the last night before climbing the pass. I was suffering from mild altitude sickness, it was freezing cold in the small room that resembled a prison cell, and I had drunk too much tea the night before. Outside, in the “toilet”, the wind and minus twenty C. What else can you…