Osh Bazaar

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This is a true oriental bazaar, you will not see this anywhere else, because it reflects the true nature and coloring of the nation. Osh Bazaar is not just the largest and richest trade center of the city, but also the embodiment of all the legends of the ancient East. Entering this market, you find yourself in the past, here, as many years ago, it would seem, nothing has changed, crowded market, envelops buyers with the cloud of spicy aromas. Dozens of unique spices and seasonings: basil, dill, parsley, coriander, celery, onion, garlic, thyme, cumin, red and black pepper, dried tomatoes, barberry, black, zira, bunium, sesame. About six dozen species and varieties of spices and seasonings can be counted on the shelves. Vendors vying offer raisins and dried apricots, almonds and pistachios, walnuts and peanuts. In the fruit and vegetable ranks at any time of year to there is a wide diversity of goods.

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But the most impressive souk can be seen in summers and autumns. All that was grown by Kyrgyz farmers with love and care now is lying on the stall: red apples and honey pears, bunches of black, pink and amber, sweet grapes, peaches, plums and yellow figs, carefully covered with green leaves, pomegranates, with ruby grains, red - orange persimmons.