Several cool culinary programs are starting in Dushanbe. From Instagrammable desserts to traditional baking, we’ve put together a selection of courses that will help your kids unleash their talents and surprise your family.
Teen course from Delicious.tj
This well created specifically for modern youth who want not only to learn how to cook, but to do it in a fun and stylish way. The program includes interactive culinary battles, homework, games and new acquaintances. The whole week is filled with bright emotions, and the main event will be the on-site graduation at the MOOD cafe with a swimming pool and a final Pinterest-style picnic, where students will find a real open-air cinema.
The main emphasis is on aesthetic breakfasts and complex desserts. Students will learn how to prepare juicy shakshuka, cottage cheese waffles and croissant toast with avocado and poached egg.
In the pastry block, each participant will create their own bento cake, and will also learn how to make pistachio meringue roll, Pavlova dessert, coffee brownie cheesecake and even the trendy bubble tea.
Period: 7 days (Sunday – closed), time from 13:00 to 17:00.
Address: st. Bukhoro 50B (landmark: Anisa shopping center, 0 floor).
Price: 1800 somoni (1650 somoni – discount for boys, graduates of previous streams or when registering from two people).
Course “National and European Cuisine” from Sweetslife Academy
ANDintensive for those who want to master the basics of culinary art at a professional level. The price of the course already includes absolutely all the necessary ingredients, as well as a branded book with step-by-step recipes and photographs, which the young chefs will keep forever.
Based on the results of the training, a personal certificate is issued, and the finale of the training will be a festive table set by the participants themselves.
The program lasts 8 days, during which your children will learn to cook more than 40 dishes. In the national block they will find the secrets of Tashkent pilaf, kazan-kabob, Uyghur mantu and traditional sambusa of several types. The European and restaurant portion of the menu includes Italian pizza with crispy sides, fettuccine pasta, Mexican burgers, cordon bleu with cheddar and creamy soups.
A nice bonus is that everything cooked during the day can be taken home to the delight of your parents.
Period: 8 days, time from 10:00 to 13:30.
Address: st. Makhmadali Kurbanov 10 (landmark: behind OVIR).
Price: 1800 somoni.
Pastry and meat course from Cakeby
Universal programwhich offers a balance between hearty meat dishes and desserts. The organizers offer a choice of three schedule options: morning, lunch and evening.
As part of this course, students will immediately master 20 popular recipes. They will learn to bake iconic Red Velvet, Napoleon and Whoopie Pie cakes, assemble Snickers cakes, prepare delicate eclairs and make versatile puff pastry with their own hands.
The meat part of the menu will delight you with such hits of restaurant cuisine as Kiev cutlets, assorted pizza, Turkish Islamic kebab and juicy julienne samsa.
Period: groups to choose from: 9:00-12:00, 13:00-16:00 or 17:00-20:00.
Period: st. Alisher Navoi 65 (landmark: 112th microdistrict, Relax supermarket).
Price: 550 somoni.
Practical course “3 in 1” from Luna Cake
Express course designed for those who want to gain maximum applied skills in a short time. The program is based on practice. All products are provided by the organizers, and students take home the prepared dishes. Each graduate is awarded an official certificate upon completion of classes.
The training program covers 20 recipes, divided into three full-fledged areas: confectionery skills, meat dishes and restaurant salads. Among other things, girls will learn how to assemble delicious and prepare homemade shawarma.
Period: time from 13:00 to 16:00.
Address: st. Pakhtakor 26/1 (landmark: Military town, restaurant “Nachib”).
Price: 400 somoni (no need to pay extra for groceries).
Course “Meat dishes and restaurant salads” from Sabo Cake
Short but intense wellwith an emphasis on aesthetic presentation and restaurant food culture. All products are already included in the course price, and a tasting is provided during the preparation process so that participants can immediately evaluate their success.
The groups are very small, so each participant is guaranteed an individual approach.
During 4 days of work, children will undergo a full-fledged culinary school of 18 dishes. They will learn how to prepare portioned salads in original edible baskets, make crispy chicken, bake homemade pizza and roll juicy meat rolls with toppings. Particular attention is paid here to the serving and presentation of the finished dish.
Period: duration 4 days, time from 14:00 to 17:00 (schedule can be changed by agreement with the group).
Address: st. Lermontova, 300 (landmark: in front of the Circus Bridge, oshkhonai “Duston”).
Price: 650 somoni.
“Meat course” from Dilya Bakery
A budget option for summer activity, where in a few days you can master the main hearty dishes of the home menu. Program as practical and accessible as possible. All ingredients are included in the base price.
In 4-5 days, participants will learn how to prepare 12 popular items.
On the menu: the legendary chicken Kiev, beyti kebab, Turkish pide, hearty meat pie, unusual chicken baklava, traditional gizda-samsa on skewers and warming lentil soup.
In addition, participants will learn how to make light Thai salad and Chrysanthemum salad.
Period: 4-5 days, class time from 13:00 to 16:00.
Address: st. Dehoti 21/14 (landmark: 46th microdistrict, Dushanbe City).
Price: 250 somoni.
Children’s confectionery master class from Makhina Makhmadaminova
If you want to keep your child busy with something useful, then this one-day, three-hour master class will be the best solution. It is designed for younger children and teenagers from 7 to 14 years old. The chamber format of the group, up to 8 people in total, guarantees that the child will be under the constant supervision of the master and will receive answers to all his questions.
In this lesson, young pastry chefs will bake, assemble and decorate popular bento cakes from scratch, which they will then take home. In the second part of the program, children will learn how to make delicate summer trifles in cups filled with fresh berries: strawberries, raspberries and bananas.
Period: time from 12:00 to 15:00.
Address: st. F. Attor 51 (landmark: next to the Atlas Hotel).
Price: 150 somoni.
