World Cup Special - Uzbekistan
I always try and find recipes during the World Cup from countries that I would never normally think of. With Uzbekistan qualifying for the world cup this year I knew I had to try some recipes from this area. I happened across this colourful dish Shivit Oshi with it's bright green noodles made with dill and rich topping and knew I had to adapt it; normally it is topped with a meat and vegetables. The dish's origin can be traced from the ancient Silk Road city of Khiva. This central Asian region saw the exchange of not just silks and spices, but a diversity of ideas and philosophies. Perhaps it was this confluence of ideas and goods that led to people of Khiva producing this bright green noodle; a recipe from China that flavoured noodles with spinach; that is what Anna Ansari author of Silk Roads: A Flavor Odyssey with Recipes from Baku to Beijing proposes. I took Anna Ansari's recipe and attempted to veganise it... a tall order for this meat heavy dish. I t...
