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Best books to learn Central Asian cooking, in order

There is no large English-language cookbook tradition for Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan or Kazakhstan, so this path is assembled from three kinds of book and it helps to know which you are holding: narrative travel books that carry recipes, straight recipe collections, and one ethnographic field record.

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How should I approach learning central asian cooking?
There is no large English-language cookbook tradition for Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan or Kazakhstan, so this path is assembled from three kinds of book and it helps to know which you are holding: narrative travel books that carry recipes, straight recipe collections, and one ethnographic field record.
What's a good book to start central asian cooking with?
A strong starting point is The Georgian feast by Darra Goldstein. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.
What should I read after central asian cooking?
Once you have the fundamentals, explore closely related subjects like Basque cooking.

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