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Uzbekistan’s Culture and National Cuisine presented at international festival in Germany

13 August 2024

The annual festival of Uzbek cuisine and culture was held in the administrative district of Mönchweiler in the city of Freiburg. The event was organized by our compatriots - a married couple Evgeny and Yulia Schatz together with the diplomatic missions of Uzbekistan in Germany and the public foundation "Vatandosh".

Evgeny and Yulia Schatz are the founders of the popular group on the social network Facebook "Usbekische Kuche" with more than 20 thousand subscribers.

Uzbek food festival was attended by about 200 compatriots from all over Germany and European countries, as well as representatives of German business and public circles, including the founder of the largest information platform in the German language "Usbekistan online" Gerhard Birkl.

Participants of the event were able to enjoy Uzbek national cuisine, get in touch with the unique culture in Uzbekistan, travel destinations in Uzbekistan and learn about the current socio-political news of the New Uzbekistan.

The speakers emphasized the importance of this event in strengthening the atmosphere of friendship and interethnic harmony, as well as popularizing the tourist destinations of Uzbekistan among local population.

During the event, a national corner was organized demonstrating the colors of Uzbek applied art pieces. Compatriots performed Uzbek national dances, songs, took an active part in educational talks and intellectual games dedicated to the historical heritage of Uzbekistan. The audience's attention was drawn to the process of preparing Uzbek national dishes, in particular, samsa and meat in a tandoor, as well as Uzbek pilaf, shurpa and mastava on fire, which became a unique experience for lovers of Uzbek cuisine and culture in Germany. The festival participants were presented with Uzbek national souvenirs as well.

As part of the festival, an exhibition of paintings by the Anna Geber art school was held, dedicated to the culture, art, and life of the people of Uzbekistan. Moreover, master classes in drawing in the Ebru style were organized for the participants of the event.

An agreement was reached to continue contacts with the founders of the Usbekische Kuche group to hold joint gastronomic events as part of international cultural festivals throughout Germany, as well as to publish relevant articles on the Usbekistan online platform dedicated to highlighting upcoming important socio-political events in Uzbekistan.

Organizing such kind of cultural events has great impact on popularizing Uzbekistan’s cultural and historical heritage on international level, raising interest among local population to travel to Uzbekistan’s famous cities – Tashkent, Bukhara, Samarkand, Khiva and feel the fascination Uzbek culture in real life.

At the same time, we would like to remind that German citizens, along with all EU citizens can now travel to Uzbekistan without a need for a visa for visiting unforgettable Uzbek cities, such as Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva and many others.

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