We visited Samsa Markazi, a popular restaurant in Namangan, Uzbekistan, that makes 20 different types of samsas and sells nearly 3,000 of them every weekend. More from Big Batches One of the most ...

raisins and yellow carrots – and samsa, a savoury pastry packed with meat, which our guide Rimma described as Uzbekistan’s McDonald’s. The golden arches haven’t made it to this part of ...

They excitedly presented their dishes to us with utmost pride — after all, these weren't just any dishes but food that ...