Discovering Kazakhstan - Semey's history
The Eastern Kazakhstan city of Semey's history goes back to the 18th century, featuring museums, fortifications and a unique suspension bridge.And this story is worth of special attention. In the next episode of Discovering Kazakhstan we'll visit the exceptional Nevzorov's Art Museum and see the historic sights of the city.
Street Food in Uzbekistan - 1,500 KG. of RICE PLOV (Pilau) + Market Tour in Tashkent!
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Uzbekistan Day 1: Tashkent
On Day 1 in Uzbekistan we went on an ultimate Uzbek street food tour in Tashkent, including the biggest bazaar in the city, and the most massive plov (rice pilau) cooking in Tashkent.
We had arrived at the airport in Tashkent at about 4 am in the morning, and at 9 am we were ready to start eating our way through the city.
First we met up with Bekruz and Akbar both from the Ministry of Tourism Uzbekistan (Bekruz is the one who invited me to Uzbekistan and arranged everything for us, so thank you Bekruz!), and Ravshan (check out his channel: a local food vlogger in Uzbekistan.
Two of the most important phrases you should know in Uzbek are:
Assalomu Alaykum - Hello / Greeting
Rahmat - Thank you
Bread Bazaar, Tashkent - We started this ultimate street food tour at the bread bazaar in Tashkent, a market dedicated fully to bread, with a little fruit and other things mixed in. We bought some break, some kaymak, and some fruit and then went to a nearby restaurant where they laid everything on the table for us, along with tea. Uzbek breakfast was a great way to get started.
Chorsu Bazaar - The grandest bazaar in Tashkent is Chorus Bazaar, and it’s a perfect place to get a feel of Uzbek culture and food. We first stopped at the food court to try hanum, a type of dumpling filled with potato and somsa. Then we continued to the dome shaped iconic part of the bazaar, filled with fresh meat and spices. It’s one of the coolest market structures anywhere in the world.
Plov Center - We kind of had to rush out of Chorsu Bazaar because although they prepare 1,500 Kilos, seriously, of rice plov per day, it only takes 2 - 3 hours before they run out everyday. So we got there, already one of the monster swimming pool pans was finished, but they still had a few others going and serving. Plov is the national dish of Uzbekistan, a food that’s eaten on every and all occasions. For Tashkent plov, it’s pretty heavy on the meat at oil, with rice, chickpeas, and raisins. Also it included, qazi - horsemeat sausage which is a delicacy. It was incredibly delicious, and proper meal experience.
Total price - 100,000 UZS ($12.21)
Plov is love, remember that when you’re in Uzbekistan.
National Food Restaurant - After strolling around for a while in the afternoon, we continued to a National Food restaurant, a laid back family style restaurant that serves all things Uzbek food. Along with a number of dishes, the main dish I was most interested in was the naryn, thin slices of dough mixed with minced meat and horse. It was interesting, and quite good, as were the other dishes.
Total price - 110,000 UZS ($13.43)
Sultan Suleyman Restaurant - For dinner we went to a bit of a fancy trendy restaurant, and had another platter of food. This time, dough noodle like sheets topped with meat, horse sausage again, and green onions.
Total price - 122,000 UZS ($14.90)
It was a day of learning, eating, and meeting some amazing people along the way. Thank you for watching this Uzbekistan food tour!
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STEM/Space Educator Resources
Dr. Laurie Sullivan and NASA educator Steve Culivan provide lessons plans for teachers to get their students engaged in space and STEM topics.
U.S. Embassy Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan organized this program and the Nurorda Bilim school served as the host for this training session directed to English and STEM teachers, government officials, and American Corner coordinators. Dr. Sullivan and Culivan provided ideas and best practices for incorporating NASA and other free space resources in the classroom to raise interest in studying STEM.
In addition to the on-camera audience at the school, educators gathered to watch the program and submit questions online at six American Corners in Kazakhstan (Nur-Sultan, Karaganda, Kostenay, Oskemen, Pavlodar, Petropavlovsk).
Kazakhstan plays a key role in the space industry and is currently the only launch and retrieval site for astronauts going to/from the International Space Station (ISS). As such, Kazakhstan is uniquely situated to play a lead role in this type of program.
Speakers:
Laurie Sullivan
Dr. Sullivan is the Project Discovery teacher at K.W. Barrett Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, where she facilitates the school’s participation in the NASA Explorer School program. Sullivan designs and teaches hands-on/minds-on science and interdisciplinary units; uses technology and expository writing to enhance the science curriculum; coordinates STEAM events; and leads science and technology clubs for students.
Her areas of expertise are STEM education with a focus on space; leveraging existing NASA resources in the classroom; instructional technology; teacher professional development; and working with special education and gifted and talented programs to advance student learning.
Steve Culivan
Culivan is a NASA STEM educator professional development collaborative education specialist at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center. He develops and provides NASA STEM online and face-to-face professional development programs for in-service, pre-service and informal educators. An education specialist at NASA for over 30 years, Culivan has taught thousands of teachers and students about NASA exploration, missions, careers, and other STEM resources. He was the principal developer and writer of the NASA curriculum, Mass vs. Weight, and has been a member for other NASA curricula, including the Aeronautics educator guide, Mission Geography, Spaced Out Sports, and Food for Thought. Culivan has developed education investigations that he performed on the NASA Reduced Gravity Research Aircraft and was principal investigator for three education investigations performed by the astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS).
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