This man shows us how to bake a somsa (Central Asian pastry stuffed with meat and onions) on the side of a tandoor-like oven. Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Dig deeper into Central Asian Cuisine and find out the best and worst of food and markets in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
How to pick the perfect melon when there are so many to choose from? Taken at the bazaar in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Dig deeper into Central Asian Cuisine and find out the best and worst of food and markets in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
As we walked along the main road on the southern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, we were met with many late summer scenes like this. Not many tourists seem to walk this way, so people were very friendly and outgoing towards us. Read more about Kyrgyzstan's sights and cities and our perfect day at Lake Issyk-Kul.