Khiva Signature · Dill-Green Noodles
Shivit Oshi
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'Shivit' is the Khorezm word for dill, so the name simply means 'dill dish' — and the green comes entirely from fresh dill kneaded into the dough.
Shivit oshi is hand-cut wheat noodles dyed vivid green with dill worked into the dough, boiled, and served under a stew of beef, potato, and carrot, with tangy yogurt sauce spooned over the top. It's found mainly around Khiva and the rest of Khorezm.
Why it's made this way: The technique is unique to Khorezm's noodle-making tradition, and its tight geographic association with Khiva's walled old town makes it one of the clearest single-city food identifiers in Uzbekistan.
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