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1. Sadzhi!!!!! This dish with meat and vegetables in a dish like a skillet is simply delicious and colorful. It’s shown in photo N2.
2. The special plov here is served in two bowls - one with rice, and the other with everything else: raisins, apricots, meat, etc.
3. Tandoori skewers - freshly made, right before your eyes.
4. Granatovoe wine.
5. Cutlets and kebabs, sprinkled with a grainy coating - simply the best.
As for where to find this, I won't dive into specifics here, but if you know you know. 🤭
The dishes are mega-delicious; I almost didn’t want to post a photo.
The local kebabs, only fillet. They call it here – yes, the official name is "baklazhan!" In principle, the prices are reasonable, but in practice, it turns out that they are contractual. Just don’t expect them to suit our taste. 😉
✅ Metro - the fare is $0.06! There are ticket counters everywhere, but the machines don't give change. When the stations are announced, music plays, like the soundtrack of a Baku metro. 🎉
✅ Funicular (last photo) - 1 manat, 20 minutes of waiting, 2 minutes of riding and you're at the best viewpoint. Though you can also walk. »
1. Sadzhi!!!!! This dish with meat and vegetables in a dish like a skillet is simply delicious and colorful. It’s shown in photo N2.
2. The special plov here is served in two bowls - one with rice, and the other with everything else: raisins, apricots, meat, etc.
3. Tandoori skewers - freshly made, right before your eyes.
4. Granatovoe wine.
5. Cutlets and kebabs, sprinkled with a grainy coating - simply the best.
As for where to find this, I won't dive into specifics here, but if you know you know. 🤭
The dishes are mega-delicious; I almost didn’t want to post a photo.
The local kebabs, only fillet. They call it here – yes, the official name is "baklazhan!" In principle, the prices are reasonable, but in practice, it turns out that they are contractual. Just don’t expect them to suit our taste. 😉
✅ Metro - the fare is $0.06! There are ticket counters everywhere, but the machines don't give change. When the stations are announced, music plays, like the soundtrack of a Baku metro. 🎉
✅ Funicular (last photo) - 1 manat, 20 minutes of waiting, 2 minutes of riding and you're at the best viewpoint. Though you can also walk. »
1. Sadzhi!!!!! This dish with meat and vegetables in a dish like a skillet is simply delicious and colorful. It’s shown in photo N2.
2. The special plov here is served in two bowls - one with rice, and the other with everything else: raisins, apricots, meat, etc.
3. Tandoori skewers - freshly made, right before your eyes.
4. Granatovoe wine.
5. Cutlets and kebabs, sprinkled with a grainy coating - simply the best.
As for where to find this, I won't dive into specifics here, but if you know you know. 🤭
The dishes are mega-delicious; I almost didn’t want to post a photo.
The local kebabs, only fillet. They call it here – yes, the official name is "baklazhan!" In principle, the prices are reasonable, but in practice, it turns out that they are contractual. Just don’t expect them to suit our taste. 😉
✅ Metro - the fare is $0.06! There are ticket counters everywhere, but the machines don't give change. When the stations are announced, music plays, like the soundtrack of a Baku metro. 🎉
✅ Funicular (last photo) - 1 manat, 20 minutes of waiting, 2 minutes of riding and you're at the best viewpoint. Though you can also walk. »
In Baku, they call the local taxi the "Eggplant," similar to London’s but made in China. Someone up top took a liking to these small yet spacious "bugs," leading to a huge order for cars from Chinese manufacturers for Baku.
The little cars come in two types: those with a meter (minimum charge of 3 Manat, then it starts ticking) and those without (the meter runs right away). In practice, it tends to come out the same.
I was heading to the market.
When we arrived, the taxi meter showed 4.54 Manat. I would have given the driver 5 Manat regardless, but I just had to ask—do they give change in Baku?
The driver silently confirmed the fare was 5 Manat, turned around, and said with an accent: "This is Baku—get used to it!" »