POTD: Tashkent Luncheon

From 2025 09 15 Tashkent

Today's photo-of-the-day is from the kitchen at a luncheon in Tashkent at a Hilol-house, a Tashkent-based "Eastern house" offering traditional Uzbek cuisine, as well as master culinary workshops for national dishes.

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"Saffron rice glows bright,
Tender lamb and carrots sweet,
Plov, the food of kings."
— h/t ChatGPT

POTD: Nuts and Fruits and Meat and Plov

From 2025 09 15 Tashkent

Today's photo-of-the-day is from the Chorsu Bazaar in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It has everything. Nuts, and fruits and vegetables, meats, bread, and plov, Uzbekistan's legendary national dish.

Bonus photos are after the jump.

Random Thoughts: When Are We Going to Move On?

2026-04-01: Jason Kidd responds to Mark Cuban's comments on Luka Doncic trade: “When are we going to move on?”
Apparently not before Kidd himself moves on to another job. Why is he still in Dallas anyway?
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