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Video link to this episode: https://youtu.be/koTlTNYXoxI
This video is the extended sit-down conversation from my visit with the Bukharyan Jewish community in Forest Hills, Queens. In this segment, Abe Fuzaylov and his mother-in-law Mazal slow things down and tell their stories—about family, memory, food, and what it means to carry a Central Asian Jewish heritage into New York.
Bukharyan Jews once lived for centuries in relative isolation in Central Asia. Today, very few remain there, but the culture is alive and evolving in new places. New York is one of them.
In the broader visit, I toured the neighborhood with Abe from @BukharianBites, visited the restaurant Nadezhda in Queens, and cooked a Chanukah treat called Hushquiliq with Mazal. This video focuses on the conversation itself—the personal history behind the food.
🔗 Follow Abe on Instagram: Bukharian Bites
https://www.instagram.com/bukharianbites/
🔗 Abe on Substack
https://substack.com/@bukharianbites
🔗 Abe on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@UCtWCGTdaMOF2eDiSJOXZ7yA
➡️ The short vlog about my trip to Queens to explore this community:
https://youtu.be/m2NT3r7rs20
➡️ My earlier video on Bukharyan Jewish tandoori bread baked in a clay oven:
https://youtu.be/UH3PnRYYquM?si=wZmb88p-6u9WHcLb
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-frieda-vizel-podcast--5824414/support.
This video is the extended sit-down conversation from my visit with the Bukharyan Jewish community in Forest Hills, Queens. In this segment, Abe Fuzaylov and his mother-in-law Mazal slow things down and tell their stories—about family, memory, food, and what it means to carry a Central Asian Jewish heritage into New York.
Bukharyan Jews once lived for centuries in relative isolation in Central Asia. Today, very few remain there, but the culture is alive and evolving in new places. New York is one of them.
In the broader visit, I toured the neighborhood with Abe from @BukharianBites, visited the restaurant Nadezhda in Queens, and cooked a Chanukah treat called Hushquiliq with Mazal. This video focuses on the conversation itself—the personal history behind the food.
🔗 Follow Abe on Instagram: Bukharian Bites
https://www.instagram.com/bukharianbites/
🔗 Abe on Substack
https://substack.com/@bukharianbites
🔗 Abe on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@UCtWCGTdaMOF2eDiSJOXZ7yA
➡️ The short vlog about my trip to Queens to explore this community:
https://youtu.be/m2NT3r7rs20
➡️ My earlier video on Bukharyan Jewish tandoori bread baked in a clay oven:
https://youtu.be/UH3PnRYYquM?si=wZmb88p-6u9WHcLb
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-frieda-vizel-podcast--5824414/support.