Rice simmered with meat, carrots and onions in a large pot. Tashkent Supermarket in Brighton Beach ladles plov from enormous kazans at its hot bar, beside manti and samsa.
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Plov, also called palov or osh, is the national dish of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan: rice simmered in a rich stew of meat and vegetables called zirvak until the liquid is absorbed. It is made on special occasions such as weddings, sometimes serving up to 1,000 people from a single cauldron. In Brighton Beach, shoppers come to Tashkent Supermarket for plov ladled from enormous kazans, and its hot-bar meals run $10 to $15.
Tip from the editors. Do not stir after adding the rice; the layers are what keep the grains separate and fluffy.
Tashkent Supermarket at 713 Brighton Beach Avenue in Brooklyn is an Uzbek grocery with a hot bar of plov, manti and samsa, plus in-house baking.
Why locals goAn Uzbek grocery in Brighton Beach with a hot bar of plov, manti and samsa and in-house baking; its manager says everything in the store is halal.
TipHot-bar meals run about $10 to $15. It opens at 06:00 and closes at 00:00, so it suits an early or late meal.
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