How 350 Kilogram Batches Of Plov Rice Pilaf Are Cooked Daily In Uzbekistan | Big Batches
The national dish of Uzbekistan is an aromatic rice pilaf known as plov. It is enjoyed as a weekday meal and specially prepared for holidays and wedding feasts. Plov has been a cornerstone of Uzbek culture and identity for over 1,000 years, and in 2016 it was added to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity because of its role in the traditions and hospitality of Uzbekistan.
We visited Besh Qozon Pilaf Center in Tashkent to find out how this dish is made and see what it takes to make such big batches.
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How 350 Kilogram Batches Of Plov Rice Pilaf Are Cooked Daily In Uzbekistan | Big Batches
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I've eaten here and believe me, it tastes as good as it looks if not better. Beautiful country, friendly people and delicious food. Love to Uzbekistan 🖤
@mirabletest
2 жыл бұрын
the rice doesn't look good, but i think no rice looks good anyway so whatever
@starshiphopper7044
2 жыл бұрын
@@mirabletest don't agree with u
@user-xf5fk1cz2n
2 жыл бұрын
And this rice is regular. U will get crazy when u see the top 3.
@mirabletest
2 жыл бұрын
@@starshiphopper7044 comment a timestamp where of this video where you think the rice looks good
@2011BRLeo
2 жыл бұрын
I know a certain Kazakh who doens't agree at all with this statement..
I am from Kazakhstan. I have visited this place multiple times and I assure you plov tastes heavenly there. I am glad that insider is finally putting some light on Central Asia.
@namename-qb5xe
Жыл бұрын
you are the future, in 10-20 years central asia will be the most modern advanced and best living standard of the world, give the thanks to USA and europe for that, now all energy they baught so cheap is going to you!
@salvagedsteelstudio
Жыл бұрын
@@namename-qb5xe What are you talking about? These countries are all shitholes. Even if these countries had free gas or electricity, it wouldnt change the fact that the people are neantherthals. Its a bit too early to crown the joke of the year, but you are in the lead.
@DieEineMieze
Жыл бұрын
@@namename-qb5xe still no han rights lol
@westerling8436
Жыл бұрын
Is nice
@wsmith8914
Жыл бұрын
Dirty Harry says “Plov Makes my Day” ….and I feel lucky to have had Plov, gonna seek some soon😊
I just recently had pilaf from this chef in this restaurant. As always it is delicious. One thing I love about pilaf is that you never get tired of it and can probably eat 4-5 times a week. It is really affordable $3 meanwhile in fast foods you gotta spend like $6-7 to be full.
@sardordarveshov7784
2 жыл бұрын
btw for $3 you get bread, pilaf, salad and some places tea
@evamz9584
2 жыл бұрын
In the US you are lucky if you dont spend 20 dollars on fast food for one person, with prices how they are at the moment.. I would gladly pay that for some of this guys food 😍
@sardordarveshov7784
2 жыл бұрын
@@evamz9584 yeah but thats with US salary ur avg hourly rate is $16 meanwhile in Uzbekistan it is roughly $1.5
@MexxProtect
2 жыл бұрын
In the Video it says a plate is $1-2
@asimov9468
2 жыл бұрын
@@MexxProtect yeah. The text on the ticker on the video says it's 27.000 soum for 0.7 portion which is 2.4$ as today (which is actually a big portion). Well I mean it's very close, but there ain't any good pilafs costing 1$ per plate I can assure you that 🥲
It seems so efficient, both on a labor time perspective and a heating perspective. Plus it binds a community together. It's awesome!
@MrFogdood
Жыл бұрын
People throw around the word hero but that cook is the embodiement of it. At the root of the word hero is community.
@mipmipmipmipmip
Жыл бұрын
In some German towns you can still find the old community bread ovens. After the bread was done, the remaining heat was used, people could bring cake dough to bake. There's still a kids song about it that every german kid learns in kindergarten.
It's amazing how different countries have their own little twist for pilavs. I simply loved Turkish pilav where they pile up the food in the middle like a mountain and surround the exterior of the plate with yogurt and salad!
@goodone5590
2 жыл бұрын
Uzbek pilov tends to be oily, not my favourite version
@beckstheimpatient4135
2 жыл бұрын
I always thought pilaf was a poor man's dish, because in Romania (where we call it Serbian pilaf - no idea why) it's goopy, overcooked rice with diced onion, carrot (I see the link to plov) and maybe bell pepper. It's a simple dish garnished with parsley at best and it's really cheap to make - a testament to Romanian poverty in the past.
@excellero9766
2 жыл бұрын
That's not really a twist, That's just decoration
@asimov9468
2 жыл бұрын
@@excellero9766 I wouldn't agree here. I've tasted both turkish and uzbek pilafs (the last one just like a hundred times more) and it's definitely not the decoration that plays a role here. It's the cooking process completely.
@excellero9766
2 жыл бұрын
@@asimov9468 well It is, because i replied to the original comment where he described a decoration, he didn't mention anything about flavours or anything it's just a decoration
"the tastiest pilaf is the oiliest". He's really not wrong.
@justanotherguy972
2 жыл бұрын
It’s also the one that kills you the earliest lol
@kirihara147
2 жыл бұрын
@@justanotherguy972 still worth it
@abhinavmk4255
2 жыл бұрын
@@justanotherguy972 why so weak.. Haiyah
@freemasonry666
2 жыл бұрын
@@justanotherguy972 i love oil and onion
@Rodrik18
2 жыл бұрын
Fat carries flavor
It is amazing dish which tastes absolutely better than it looks . Uzbekistan is great and fascinating country , along a silk way , with ancient 2000 years history cities . Hello from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿❤️ 🇺🇿
It's amazing how similar dishes connect so different cultures. Here in Italy there's a dish called pilau, cous cous with crayfish. There's a lot more than taste food can teach.
@drlegendre
2 жыл бұрын
Another is chicken & rice. Virtually every cultural group on earth has some version of it.
@sumedhsukhdeve9117
2 жыл бұрын
And here in India we have pulao( veg spiced rice with veggies) 😳
@Minecraftassasin77
2 жыл бұрын
If you also look at Italian and East Asian cuisine you see a lot of similarities. Pasta and Noodles, Rice dishes, dumplings and ravioli, and also gnocchi is similar to tteotbokki. So yeah it’s pretty cool!
@user-lw2jl1wq4c
2 жыл бұрын
@@Minecraftassasin77 gnocchi isn't similar to tteokbokki. Gnocchi is potato and the noodles in tteokbokki is rice cake.
@davidcampos268
2 жыл бұрын
A lot more the history if the world as a whole can be seen in food
I love that the master chef's pan is also the best seasoned pan! Must have needed so much labor of love to reach that level
For me the most impressive thing of this video was how fast this man was plating without spilling even 1 grain of rice
I haven’t been to Uzbekistan, the country of my birth, in more than 20years now… when I go there, I will completely immerse myself in all of the wonderful things this beautiful country has to offer. I can’t wait!
cooking like this in a wedding sounds like a wonderful tradition and generally like a good time
@BarnoRenfro
2 жыл бұрын
It is indeed 😊
Finally our national food is on food insider i've been watching other cultures meals Palov is one of the most delicious foods in the Uzbekistan
@korif7449
2 жыл бұрын
Ha, nimasini aytasiz
@davronbekrazzokov2259
2 жыл бұрын
Food Insider o'zidan-o'zi kelmagan O'zbga, turizmni promote qilish uchun turizm vazirligi olib kelgan bularni menimcha
@loveofmangos001
Жыл бұрын
Never heard of this food before Looks good 👍
Such hard work and dedication it needs to cook in big batches. Loved this one
@NazriB
2 жыл бұрын
Lies again? RP education
@BK-ku1zt
2 жыл бұрын
???
Absolutely love making this at home, I can't imagine how much better the stuff made in the video is!
That cauldron is huge, using it feels like making a dish for a giant; it looks like a mini pool too. 😅 Pilaf reminds me of paella. Yum!
@tomrogers9467
2 жыл бұрын
After dinner the locals use it for a hot tub!
@shesnsjsb7470
2 жыл бұрын
Come to PUNJAB IN INDIA YOU WILL SEE A CAULDRON WHERE THE COOKED ITEMS ARE MOVED FROM CLAUDRON BY BUCKETS AND LADDERS 😂😂😂
@adamcheklat7387
2 жыл бұрын
For a giant? More like a Saiyan.
@zlatkobico
2 жыл бұрын
That's because paella derives directly from pilav. It's old persian dish, adopted by arabs and spread all over their empire. From Spain to India
@definitelynosebreather
2 жыл бұрын
I clicked on the video because I thought they were cooking flour lol I didn't realize it was a giant pan with rice on it
Boy, this is a true feast all in one dish! I’d love to try plov one day; it looks AMAZING.
I would love to visit Uzbekistan in the future. Looks beautiful country with warm hearted people!
Different names for such dishes like pilaf, plov, pilau and pulao but at the end, the dish is absolutely delicious and tasty.
One of the signature dishes in my country. Thanks for the highlight!
I love Uzbekistan from Brad's Azerbaijan❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I went to Uzbekistan for 7 weeks in the summer for bio research as apart of my school and man this was by far my favorite dish the entire time there. I loved it so much and it reminded me of home! If I could have it again, I would be so greatful
I was as Besh Qozo. 3 days in Tashkent. 3 days I ate at Besh Qozon. Honestly, the best food I ever ate. Cheers from Switzerland to Master chef Morkomil! Can't wait to go back.
I love watching cultural dishes like this...that is the best cooking pan I've ever seen
Just beautiful to see someone do what they love.
this is what i like to see my country making food insider bro i love it
I already had eaten it once here in an Uzbekistan restaurant near in our area. I can really say that it's delicious and it has a unique flavor. I definitely would like to eat it again.
This video has blown my mind as to what's possible when it comes to large batch cooking. I'm equal parts impressed and hungry.
In fact, “plov” (“плов”) is the Russian name of this dish. Even though in some regions of Uzbekistan people call it similarly “palov”, the most common Uzbek name of the dish is “osh”. So it would have been more reasonable to put this very name in the title.
@promenota9610
7 ай бұрын
In Turkey, it is called pilav, "aş" (ash) means food.
I love seeing food cooked on scales this huge, made for an entire local community. you never see anything like that in America.
@PaigeWeso
2 жыл бұрын
Never is a pretty extreme statement but yeah I catch your drift
@TheBLGL
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, we have no restaurants or anything.
@ryannacario7849
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheBLGL That feeds 3000 in one meal?
@OhPhuckYou
2 жыл бұрын
That's just wrong. We have food festivals all the time that'll cook the world's largest pizza, world's largest cookie, etc. It's just seen as a novelty here. Barbecue festivals, chilli cook offs, etc are extremely common as well.
@Riler-uc3mu
2 жыл бұрын
Crawfish boils
Central Asian cuisine has a special place in my heart. When I lived in Russia small Uzbek restaurants were my favourite. Compared to Russian food, Uzbek food is simply a heaven.
@zoom8432
2 жыл бұрын
,,😁i really love the way of your comparison
@zoom8432
2 жыл бұрын
With sunny pleasure from Uzbekistan
i've been taught by my friend who was born in Uzbekistan how to cook plov when I was like 18. It used to be my specialty so to say - the kinda dish i used to cook best. of course over the years more recipes came along and the tastes differed, but when sometimes i cook plov now all i can say is prove the point where the cook said that the amount of water is of crucial importance for rice - dat's hell of a thing to achieve when you make plov relatively rare)) Peace'N'Plove every1)
In India we call it Pulav or Pulao, and it's just as loved as Biriyani amongst the Muslim families, literally no other dish can match these two ❤️
@thatmate6732
2 жыл бұрын
could you help out with your local recipe? do U make it with rice, carrots, onions, garlic & meat too? what kind of meat do you use? what herbs and spices do you usually add?) i can only cook plove usbekistan style, would be great to know the indian recipe, cheers)
@sujnyanj3774
2 жыл бұрын
@@thatmate6732 Indian pulao consist of veg nd non veg. We use onions, tomato,ginger garlic paste as base ingredients. U can get easily indian pulao recipe in KZread.
@kazisamir3411
Жыл бұрын
@@sujnyanj3774 most Asian food don't have any specific ingredients. Only the way of making it is the same. Once you understand that, can you mix & match whatever vegetables &/or meat (even fish) you like.
My mother used to make this but it was with chicken, canned abricot with it''s sirup, onion, mushrooms, white rice and tomato sauce. It was kinda sweet and delicious. I tried to make it myself and got close to my mother's recipe but not completely. We're from the Netherlands and now that i think about it...i wonder where my mom got her recipe from since half the people in my country donno what i'm talking about, when i say pilaf🤣
@stardust0075
2 жыл бұрын
Ask her from where she got the recipe?
@hurstshiftin9873
2 жыл бұрын
Get on it then make a video making it. This life should hold no secrets.
@seolhee5494
Жыл бұрын
@@stardust0075 the way they said "she used to make it" seems like it implies that mom is dead now but hopefully not. Hopefully she's around still to be asked.
I wish I could smell this video. Thank you so much for great content!
E gap yoq ! Mirkomil aka salomat boling , qoliz dard kormasin !
Watching these Pilaf videos on youtube (there's lots!) has made me want to visit Uzbekistan, looks like good honest food.
I soo wish to go to Uzbekistan and feel the beautiful culture of the place.
Thanks Claudia, all the best. Another great video.
There you go! Beautiful country with beautiful cuisine and peeps!
Used to live in Uzbekistan, and this is still one of my favorite dishes ever. Although Plov is the most common name for it throughout Central Asia and the former Soviet Union, Uzbeks actually call it Osh.
Another Awesome VideO As Always * 💋 ❤ Love your Channel 💙 food
I can’t wait to visit Tashkent and try this. Plov was a childhood taste for me, but now I gotta go to Central Asia to compare.
You can tell that guy loves what he does 🖤 I hope i can go to Uzbekistan to try.
Yum! We have pilaf as well in Romania but yours looks more delicious
I would love to be able to visit countries like this, hopefully one day I can 🙏🏻
The history is enlightening & this explains the varieties.
Incredible. It's Great too see my country on this channel.🤘🏼😎🤘🏼
This meal looks wonderfully tasty and filling.
Every country has something that you should put in your bucket list and our Tashkent wedding pilaf is a MUST HAVE! I'm telling you guys this is bussin! WELCOME TO UZBEKISTAN!
This looks SO good, I am salivating.
I have no doubts that this taste amazing
There are different ways of cooking this food. For example, for weddings, for parties with friends and also, each city has its own way of cooking. Taste is always lit😋.
Cooking on this scale has a sort of optical illusion, at first it doesn't look like that much, until they start serving it up and you get a scale of just how large this dish is!
The best rice dish I ever had and I love rice.
THAT LOOKS SO GOOD!
My dad makes this. He’s from Tajikistan but has Uzbek parents. Shit is fire
@MrAceface22
2 жыл бұрын
Hey my name is Asa too
one of our best national foods ❤
I wish I can visit this beautiful country someday and eat plov and all their other dishes! ❤️❤️❤️
I have made this for my family after learning about it as an avid cook and usually someone who makes South East Asian dishes and Indian dishes I was surprised at how good this was!! the kids love chicken Plov the best!! I like lamb!!
Rice, beans, meat, onions, carrots, and spices all cooked in oil. Just about perfect.
We in Bangladesh also eat “Polao” which origin is from this food💙 Great video to watch.
@user-wp7kg6qw1g
Жыл бұрын
Pilaf palou plov is more international name derived from farsiy. Local uzbeks say “osh” or “ash” turkic word.
I'd wait in line for that. Looks delicious.
Wow! This looks absolutely delish 😋
Today I made pilaf at home and it looks a lot like plov. Yum 🍛
my Country 😍
I loved this video! Greetings from Staten Island NY USA.. I cook at home 🏡 for myself. I love this type of cuisine...very healthy and not expensive!
@aetherius6221
Жыл бұрын
If you care about health, use olive oil or coconut exclusively. Every other oil except avocado is terrible for you.
That looks totally delicious!
It is our one of the national dishes , I LOVE ❤ UZBEKISTAN
Anything that consists rice Is my favourite 🤌🌶️
Loving this series. Love pilaf and that meat looks so good & tender.
The rice looks delightful!
Looks yummy as hell
@calebcrayton2958
2 жыл бұрын
Looks nasty
@chungus100
2 жыл бұрын
@@calebcrayton2958 probably tastes fine but looks incredibly unappetizing..
@ashokkumar-se5sl
2 жыл бұрын
ITS NOT LARGEST .LARGEST IS IN INDIA IN AJMER SHRIFF DARGAH ...
@johnyeet6442
2 жыл бұрын
@@calebcrayton2958 idk, when its served it looks like a well made fried rice so..
@msreconomics72029
2 жыл бұрын
@@ashokkumar-se5sl Definitely Brother
by the time man started stirring the sunflower oil around 1:45 I just about wept. This is so beautiful. Thanks to all the people and the master chef who work so hard to make this such an affordable reality, I hope to try this someday. ❤
@baykutTr
Жыл бұрын
Why do you get emotional over some oil? Are you pregnant or something?
@eightyeight2379
Жыл бұрын
@@baykutTr LMAOO
@ShadeHeart94
Жыл бұрын
@@baykutTr Nah man, because in a world full o' shiteheads
@lynxthewise7233
Жыл бұрын
@@baykutTr not everyone is a sociopath.
@baykutTr
Жыл бұрын
@@ShadeHeart94 ah I get it masculine urge to die for others and future is strong within you
Magnificent! Rice is my favorite!
A parte la voce italiana con un accento molto discutibile ma carino, bellissimo servizio sull'enorme diversità delle culture culinarie europee.
I kinda wanna go to Uzbekistan now just to try out that Plov. Looks delicious and very impressive how it's prepared in a large scale like that. Reminds me of those Sikh temple communal meals. One thing confused me was one of the ingredients mentioned carrot but it looked really yellow? Is this a different breed of carrot that we're maybe not used to in the super commercial west?
@JahongirAlimoff
2 жыл бұрын
You are right; the carrot was yellow, it is used for the Tashkent type of pilaf, but in other regions, they use only orange carrots, or sometimes a mixture of yellow and orange ones.
@sardordarveshov7784
2 жыл бұрын
Indeed, it is yellow carrot. Both red and yellow carrots give a bit of different taste to food, some even mixes them.
@kevinantony7147
2 жыл бұрын
Does this pilaf have any spices as such or is it just meat vegetables and rice
@Kosinuss
2 жыл бұрын
@@kevinantony7147 Pretty sure you'd add at least some salt.
@hanillegiolo3386
2 жыл бұрын
There are so many varieties of carrot in the world dude. Look it up
I am from Uzbekistan and literally we can eat Pilaf (Palov) every day 😅😂
@nhienleminhhue6605
2 жыл бұрын
brother, I saw it in Sony's Video a year ago now I can't wait to visit Uzbekistan.
I've seen a few of these videos. Absolutely mouthwatering. Would love to try it.
Looks beautiful!
Hello! Can you make some videos on Greek gyros and souvlaki, and show how it's made?
We here in India we call this as "Palav", which is different from biriyani.. Palav : both meat and rice cooked together and the rice cooked is very flavourfull because it's cooked along the meat juice. Whereas, Biriyani: both meat and rice are cooked separately and combined and cooked together.
@sumedhsukhdeve9117
2 жыл бұрын
Isn't pulao a veg dish?
@arshgod5713
2 жыл бұрын
@@sumedhsukhdeve9117 yes it iss , upar wala chutiya hai
@karthikhegde9752
2 жыл бұрын
@@sumedhsukhdeve9117 Was thinking the same thing...
@syedabdurrahman7968
2 жыл бұрын
Not necessarily, in a dum biryani meat is not cooked separately it's cooked with par boiled rice. The main difference is While preparing biryani, the rice is par-boiled in water and then drained. Whereas while preparing pulao, the amount of water or stock is completely absorbed by the rice
@kaz9242
2 жыл бұрын
That is the Indian version of biriyani. There other types of biriyanis where marinated meat and half cooked rice are cooked together in an air tight pan
This chef takes a lot of pride in his work.
Looks amazing!
Been watching Uzbek cooking videos on youtube for a while now. They lads are legends. Cool Daddy I think is the name of one channell
В постные дни и в пост готовим ,но без мяса . 👍❤
wow that looks great! i bet the whole area smells delicious too. would love to try it out
Wish I could taste this heavenly dish.
The version in Bangladesh is polao Kachchi, tehari, akhni polao. Each tastes different, but has the same origin. InshaAllah will get chance to taste Uzbek pilaf.
You do realise that you've made me desperately want to go to Tashkent to try this thing authentically, right?
this looks incredible
That looks delicious!
Looks delicious, amazing video!!
I didn't knew that my favourite dish Pulav (made by my mother) came from Persia and is made in other countries also. I'm from India 💃🏻
@delgado_lucid
2 жыл бұрын
पिलाव बीफ़ के साथ ही स्वादिष्ट है।
Very impressive community cooking here superb looking food and friendly local people.
Beautiful!
Do a video showcasing Morocco 🇲🇦 and Moroccan Food!
@zzzzzz69
2 жыл бұрын
@@Woozlewuzzleable morocco's just south of portugal
Looks so good but 3 hours of prep everyday? Holy, that's dedication and love
@mpforeverunlimited
2 жыл бұрын
Its their business
@BarnoRenfro
2 жыл бұрын
The reason is carrots, it takes time for it to soften. Once it's soft you add rice and it's ready in ten minutes.
Great video and the food looks amazing
Wow, looks good!!!