Fruits of Uzbekistan

Vegetables and fruits of Uzbekistan - gifts of the sunny country

It is impossible to imagine an Uzbek dastarkhan (table) without delicious Uzbek vegetables and fruits grown under the bright sun!

 Fragrant and juicy fruits, sunny berries, nourishing vegetables, and juicy melons and nuts are gifts of the Uzbek land, which are known far beyond its borders. In March, when the first almond and apricot flowers bloom, local residents make predictions about how productive the year will be. After the apricot, cherries bloom in white clusters, followed by currants, and in the mountains at this time the jida (a type of tree) smells amazingly fragrant. And soon the first berries will appear: strawberries, raspberries, cherries - and so until November, the fertile Uzbek soil, following the natural schedule, generously gives its tasty and healthy fruits.

Juicy fruits and vegetables are a symbol of abundance and well-being of the Uzbek people.

An Uzbek table - dastarkhan - is unthinkable without serving herbs, vegetables, fruits, sun-drenched melons and bunches of different varieties of grapes.

Vegetable dishes also occupy an important place in the human diet. This is a source of vitamins and microelements that must be consumed daily for normal functioning of the body.

During the winter harvesting season in Uzbekistan, local residents buy vegetables and fruits in large quantities in order to preserve them, and thereby provide themselves and their loved ones, as well as guests at home, with useful substances in the winter, and delicious delicacies on the table. In Uzbekistan, many fruits, berries and citrus fruits rich in healthy vitamins grow: sweet grapes, fragrant melons, juicy red watermelons, juicy apples, cherries, lemons, blood-red pomegranates, dark dates, chocolate persimmons, crispy quinces, figs and much, much more. other.

Uzbek vegetables and fruits are used in many dishes of traditional Uzbek cuisine, and not only. Green radishes, yellow carrots, red juicy tomatoes, purple eggplants, and dozens of other multi-colored vegetables perfectly complement Uzbek dishes, and some culinary creations are generally impossible to imagine without them.

Many Uzbek vegetables and fruits are used to prepare salads and snacks. In the summer heat, an Uzbek family often gathers at the table, the main treat of which is fresh flatbread and fruit.

The peak of the harvest falls at the end of summer - beginning of autumn: sweet tomatoes and elastic eggplants, fragrant bunches of grapes, juicy apples and pears, delicious figs and plums, large watermelons and melons that everyone wants to try. And the harvest year ends with autumn, which gives scarlet pomegranates, healthy persimmons, fragrant quinces and sunny lemons.

When traveling around Uzbekistan, you should enjoy the rich gifts of this land. Uzbek fruits and vegetables are presented in great abundance at oriental bazaars and are sure to be present at any dastarkhan.