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TAJIKISTAN 2025. Baking bread, a Tajik ritual

06 June 2025. Rasht, Tajikistan.

Shaping dough near the fire, moments before baking in the tandoor oven.

In Tajik cuisine bread holds an almost sacred place, with each step from dough to tandoor reflecting care, tradition, and the use of locally grown varieties.

06/06/2025

Country or Territory Tajikistan

Project ID GCP/TAJ/021/GFF

File size 19.95 MB

Unique ID UF1ABRG

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Background Information This photo series captures traditional breadmaking in rural Tajikistan, a daily ritual rooted in local agrobiodiversity. In Tajik cuisine bread holds an almost sacred place, with each step from dough to tandoor reflecting care, tradition, and the use of locally grown varieties.