Bake Uzbek Bread in Tashkent: Chorsu Bazaar & Tandoor Class

Shape your own loaf, bake it in a tandoor, taste the market

A hands-on bread-making class in Tashkent where you learn traditional techniques from a local baker, shape and bake your own loaf in a real tandoor oven, then take two fresh breads home. The experience starts with a guided exploration of Chorsu Bazaar, Central Asia's most iconic market, where you sample local flavors like kurut and dried fruits while learning the stories behind Uzbek ingredients. A knowledgeable local guide leads the whole experience, and hotel pickup is included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Chorsu Bazaar and bake bread

• Visit Chorsu Bazaar and explore stalls
• Sample kurut, dried fruits, and nuts
• Learn about Uzbek bread traditions
• Join hands-on bread-making workshop
• Bake bread in traditional tandoor oven
• Enjoy fresh bread with honey and kaymak

The experience

The class opens at Chorsu Bazaar, one of Central Asia's oldest and most active markets. You'll wander through rows of stalls with your guide, tasting kurut (dried cheese balls), dried fruits, nuts and freshly baked samsas while learning how vendors and home cooks source ingredients. The bazaar itself is the lesson here: its layout, its rhythms, the way locals shop and the history layered into every corner tell you something real about how Uzbek food works. Your guide explains the cultural weight bread carries in the country, and you'll see the different regional loaves on display, each stamped and shaped in its own way.

Then you move to the hands-on part. You'll roll up your sleeves with a local baker and learn the traditional techniques for shaping and forming dough. The baker shows you how to work the bread, and you shape your own loaf, decorate it, and slap it onto the hot walls of a real tandoor oven. You watch it bake and pull it out warm. The whole process takes place in an actual working setup, not a demo kitchen: the heat, the timing, the way the bread cooks are all part of what you're learning.

You take two freshly baked breads home with you, along with golden mountain honey and rich Uzbek kaymak cream to go with them. The experience runs two to three hours total. Hotel pickup is included, so you don't need to arrange transport to get started.

What’s included

• Hands-on bread-making masterclass with a local baker where you shape and bake your own loaf in a traditional tandoor.
• guided exploration of Chorsu Bazaar with tastings of kurut, dried fruits, nuts and local snacks.
• two freshly baked traditional breads to take home.
• golden mountain honey and rich Uzbek kaymak cream.
• knowledgeable local guide speaking English, Russian or Polish.
• hotel pickup to start the experience.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day9 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 16:00

Book up to12h before

AgesAdult (13 and older) · Child (under 13)

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Polish and Russian

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 18 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Craft and Culture

Is this one for you?Hotel pickup means you don't need to navigate to the bazaar or the bakery on your own, so this works whether you have a car or are staying anywhere in Tashkent. The two to three hour timeframe fits into a morning or afternoon without eating your whole day.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Russian and Polish.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (under 13).

What exactly is kurut, and will I actually taste it at the bazaar?

Kurut is a traditional dried cheese ball, salty and tangy, and yes. You'll sample it along with dried fruits and nuts as you walk through Chorsu Bazaar with your guide. The tastings are part of the market exploration, so you're trying real products vendors sell there.

Do I need any baking experience to join the bread-making class?

No. The class is a hands-on masterclass with a local baker who teaches you traditional Uzbek techniques from scratch. You'll shape, form and decorate your own loaf, then bake it in the tandoor: the baker guides you through each step.

What is a tandoor, and how does the bread actually cook in it?

A tandoor is a traditional clay oven, cylindrical and very hot inside. You slap your shaped dough onto the hot interior walls, where it sticks and bakes. The heat cooks it quickly and gives it a distinctive texture and char. You'll do this yourself as part of the class.

Will hotel pickup work if I'm staying outside central Tashkent?

Hotel pickup is included in the experience. If you're staying at a hotel in Tashkent, the operator will arrange pickup from there. If you're staying elsewhere or have questions about your specific location, confirm with the operator before booking.

Can I bring someone who doesn't want to bake, just to watch and taste?

The experience is built around hands-on participation in the bread-making class. If someone wants to join just for the bazaar walk and tastings, check with the operator about whether that's possible or whether a modified arrangement can be made.