Russian saying, “bread is a head” in Tajikistan widely understood.
The Tajik attitude to bread is very respectful. No bread at the table do not sit down. After the meal, all the crumbs from the tablecloth collect and never throw it in the bin. It is considered a sin. Tortillas are not made to cut with a knife, they are usually broken by hand.
National cake is, perhaps, the only way to save will not. In Tajikistan you will list several dozen types of tortillas: Capote, regular cake, honey cake with spices, kulcha, fatir, and so on. In every region of the method of preparation of pellets.
Image captionТрадиционные cakes baked in the ovens-tandoors
Tajik national bread, baked in ovens called tandoor or TANur, depending on the region.
Image captionВыпечка bread is considered a man’s job
In Dushanbe there are hundreds lepeshechki. Bakers, as a rule, men. This is not surprising, because Baker’s work requires special physical training.
Image captionПекари needs to have a remarkable endurance
The Baker was up before dawn, kneaded the dough, which they baked at a time to 200, and even more pellets. To knead this dough, we need men’s physical strength.
Image captionДжурабек of his existence in the day bakes up to a thousand pellets
Jurabek of his existence as a teacher of mathematics, but for the past 10 years working as a Baker. The day bakes up to a thousand pellets.
“We are working almost round the clock. Summer is very hot. In the winter a little easier. By evening, my feet hurt. But we’re used to. It’s my job that feeds us and our families,” says the Baker inevitably.
Image captionВсе done manually…
In lepeshechki very hot. Especially, it is hard in the summer when the temperature outside exceeds 40 degrees. Air conditioning in bakeries no, everything is done manually. In addition, the bakers on the feet almost to late at night.
Image captionПекарь Sherzod at work
Baker Sherzod arrived in the Tajik capital of Istaravshan city of the Sughd region in Northern Tajikistan. His father, also a Baker. For many years the father of Sherzod went to Russia to work, but now the sons have grown, and they help the family. Each week the young man sends home around 30-40 dollars earned from baking bread.
Image captionЛепешки is not only the main decoration of the table, but also great savings for the family budget, especially in rural regions of Tajikistan
For many families the bread and tea – the main food. Therefore, the authorities have long turned a blind eye to the appearance in Dushanbe hundreds of national furnaces – tanuro for baking cakes, where people make own bread. Furnace was installed in the street near residential neighborhoods. Many citizens admit that the other way of saving there. Now, city officials demolished a large part of the furnaces, but promised to set the people of the city new modern furnace that will not spoil the appearance of Dushanbe. About how will look the new upgraded furnace, not yet reported.
