Tajikstan
Best Of 2014: Going to the Ends of the Earth
This year, we traveled around the world, getting high on gonads in the Arctic Circle, eating lamb in inner Mongolia, fishing on an exploding lake in the DR Congo, and even hanging out with Fidel Castro's former chef in Havana.
I Ate Dinner in a Tajik Hellhole
Ask the average Westerner what they know about Tajikistan, and they'll probably draw a blank. (Is it a country? Isn’t there a war going on there?) Which made finding out more about qurutob, its national dish, even more interesting.
Qurutob Recipe
Skip the terrifying cab drivers of Dushanbe by making Tajikistan's national meat-and-bread dish at home.
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