Central Asian Foods You Too Can Make: Sauces for Anything

  Okay, almost anything. And anything in my  plus-sauce book means exactly two kinds of carb (from here on: something), so if you’re not into rice either, now might be a good time to check on your organically sourced, free range, yak blood marinated leg of rainforest tarantula and let us get on with the business […]

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Turkistan: The Historical Heart of Kazakhstan

  Turkistan, a city located in Southern Kazakhstan is important for its significant cultural and religious role throughout the centuries. It is more than just an old town; it is history itself. Photo: Yasaui’s Mausoleum. Photo Credit: Edwin A short drive away (165 km) from the city of Shymkent lays the city that has been […]

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Destination Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan might be most famous thanks to Sasha Baron-Cohen’s Borat, who was responsible for the boom in Kazakhstan’s industry in 2012, but there is more to this epic landlocked country in the heart of Central Asia.

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