Sophie Ibbotson, the tourism ambassador of Uzbekistan Travel to the United Kingdom, mentions in one of her Instagram posts that samsa is a key part of Uzbekistan's national cuisine. "The Central Asian ...

We visited Samsa Markazi, a popular restaurant in Namangan, Uzbekistan, that makes 20 different types of samsas and sells nearly 3,000 of them every weekend. Show more VIDEO Subscribe ...

Uzbek samsa, a savory meat-filled pastry, is flaky and flavorful and made on-site. ... Caravan Uzbek & Turkish Cuisine: 8015 S. Orange Ave. in Orlando, 321-294-4444; caravanhalal.com.

“My favorite thing is the Uzbek samsa pastry, it’s delicious,” Djalmamedova said. “Everything is fresh here, nothing is frozen or previously prepared. I can say that everything is 100% halal.

Sometimes sold as a hot street food, this perfectly baked pastry has the girth of Jamaican bean pie but the decadence of a French pastry, stuffed with chopped lamb, onion and a variety of spices.

There are several varieties of samsa, the savory pastry found across Central Asia, ... There’s also a separate section for plov, the rice pilaf that is Uzbekistan’s national dish, ...

Abdurashidov moved to Pittsburgh from Uzbekistan in 2013 — coincidentally the same year Pittsburgh got Kavsar, its first Uzbek restaurant, up in Mount Washington. Jakob Lazzaro 90.5 WESA ...