PRIVATE Uzbek Market Tour & Home Cooking Class with Transfers

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Earliest Date Available: November 13, 2026This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.

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Location

Samarkand

Duration

4 hours

Group size

Max 12 guests

Accessibility

Stroller Accessible

Language

English, French, Russian

Location

Samarkand

Duration

4 hours

Group size

Max 12 guests

Accessibility

Stroller Accessible

Language

English, French, Russian

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4.9

•14 reviews

US$100.85 per guest

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Adult x2

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Earliest Date Available: November 13, 2026This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.

Free CancellationCancel for free up to 1 day before your experience

Food for HappinessFor every guest in your booking, we donate 10 meals to children around the world

Why book with byFood?

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Trusted by 50,000+ travelers worldwideCurated by food lovers, for food loversFeatured in CNN, Forbes & NYT

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An authentic home cooking and dining experience in Samarkand - where you will cook and eat with a local family in their home. Shop for fresh, seasonal ingredients at a neighborhood market with a local host. Great way to discover Uzbek ingredients, and experience everyday local life! Then learn to cook plov or traditional bread over a wood-fired stove, in a hands-on cooking class. Enjoy a home-cooked meal that you helped prepare, showcasing Uzbek hospitality and culture. - A private cooking experience in a family home in Samarkand countryside - A guided neighborhood market tour to buy local, fresh ingredients - Cook on a traditional wood-fired stove - Learn to make plov or traditional non (bread) - Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Menu may vary depending on the season. If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
Vegan and Vegetarian options are available, please advise at time of booking if required
The price includes the cost of return hotel transportation from central Samarkand hotels & 1 glass of local wine or vodka per person

Samarkand hotel pick up and drop off

Cook plov on traditional wood fire or bake bread in a tandir

Alcoholic beverages

A glass of local wine or vodka

Private Uzbek cooking class in a local family home

Discover the flavors of Uzbekistan on a private market tour and hands-on cooking class in Samarkand in a family home. Shop for fresh local ingredients before learning to prepare authentic plov and traditional bread over a wood-fired stove, then enjoy your homemade meal together while experiencing genuine Uzbek hospitality. Your experience begins with a guided tour of a small neighborhood market where residents shop for fresh, seasonal fruits, vegetables, meat, and dairy products. Shodiyor will introduce you to his favorite vendors, where you will purchase a few ingredients for your Samarkand cooking class. Then drive together to Shodiyor’s family home in the picturesque village of Eshim Oksok. At his simple and welcoming home, meet Barchinoy, his sister and your host for this home cooking experience. During this 1.5-hour Uzbek cooking class, learn to cook plov and a fresh salad. Alternatively, you may choose to bake traditional Uzbek bread in a tandir, a clay outdoor oven. Begin by chopping the meat and carrots for your plov or kneading the dough for your bread before joining Barchinoy in the outdoor kitchen to cook over a traditional wood-fired stove.

STARTER

Salad

MAIN

Plov (one pot rice and lamb dish) or Non (bread)

DESSERT

Vodka or Wine

Pickup Point

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Pickup Details

Your host will pick you up from the concierge desk of your central Samarkand hotel and drop you back to your hotel after the experience is over. Please include your hotel name and address in your reservation.

Free cancellation

Cancel up to 1 day before for a full refund.

No refund within 1 day of the experience or no-shows.

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nehakX119TKJanuary 2026 • TripAdvisor

Home Cooking Class in Samarkand – Highly Recommend!

A cooking class with Shodiyor and Barchinoy was one of the highlights of our trip to Samarkand. It was so much fun to go on a guided tour of a local market, the fruits and vegetables were incredibly vibrant, and having a local explain more about the produce, it was a wonderful way to experience everyday life in Samarkand. After shopping for ingredients, we went to their family home on the peaceful outskirts of Samarkand, where we cooked plov and non (traditional Uzbek bread). It was my first tim...read more

Silke_BOctober 2025 • Viator

Great Cooking Class

The cooking class was truly wonderful. We had a great afternoon at the market and then had a lot of fun preparing the plov and baking bread. Our hosts were incredibly friendly and we had a lot of fun. The class is highly recommended.

Response from ViatorOctober 03, 2025

We are so grateful for your kind words and delighted to hear you had such a wonderful cooking class experience. From exploring the market to preparing plov and baking bread together, it sounds like a truly memorable afternoon. We are glad you felt so welcomed by your hosts and that the class was such a highlight. Thank you for your warm recommendation. We hope to welcome you again on another Traveling Spoon experience in the future.

Kristen_VSeptember 2025 • Viator

Wonderful experience...

Wonderful experience learning to cook plov and bread in a traditional tandoor! We first got to go to the local market to select the ingredients for our dishes. Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable, welcoming us into her home. Would recommend to anyone interested in learning to cook Uzbek cuisine and to learn more about the culture!

Stephane_SMay 2025 • Viator

Very welcoming host

Unique experience to discover Uzbek life and cuisine. We go to the market to choose the products that we then cook.

Travis_LMay 2025 • Viator

Great hostess!

The hostess was wonderful! Great sense of humor and very friendly. Everything was smooth and the food was delicious!