Thanks for the explanation Chinatrvl! I like the dish, although it is a bit confusing that you cannot really know in advance whether it comes as a soup or wok-fried pasta sauce style!

I fully agree with you here, Fredrik74. That said, I did like plov as well although I wish the Uzbeks would put more meat in it as most often it's a whole lotta rice with only a tiny bit of meat! I liked the manti as well.