# Silk Road Spices

> Family spice shop and tea house in the old city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Spice master Mirfayz Ubaydov runs the spice shop at the Second Cupola and, with his family, the Silk Road Tea House. The Ubaydov family has been in the spice trade for more than 600 years ("family owned and operated since 1400").

Important: Silk Road Spices does not sell or ship its teas and spices outside of Uzbekistan. Products can be bought only at the local store in Bukhara.

## Visit

- Spice shop: Second Cupola ("Telpak Furushon"), center of old Bukhara, Uzbekistan
- Silk Road Tea House: 5 Halim Ibodov Street, Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Just off the Second Cupola, a stone's throw from the Minaret of Mirarab Madrasah.
- Phone: +998 93 383 3440, +998 93 383 4034
- Tea House hours, open 7 days a week: winter (November to March) 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM; summer (April to October) 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
- Tea House menu: $8 per person. Herbal teas (spice & herbs, ginger, saffron; also black, green and mint tea) with complimentary refills, and cardamom, cinnamon or pure coffee, all served with eastern sweets. The three special teas are also sold in prepared packages.
- Full menu (PDF, English, Russian, French, Italian): https://www.silkroadspices.co/files/silkroad-teahouse-menu.pdf

## Pages

- [About the family business](https://www.silkroadspices.co/about-family-business): Mirfayz Ubaydov, the family's history in the spice trade (1932, 1970, 1980, 1986), custom blends, cooking advice, and antiques (silken caftans, jewelry, Turkmen, Afghan and Caucasian carpets)
- [Silk Road Tea House](https://www.silkroadspices.co/silk-road-tea-house): family restaurant established in 2004, renovated in 2009; hours, address, phone and menu
- [Our special teas](https://www.silkroadspices.co/our-special-teas): Mirfayz's three blends with ingredients and brewing steps: spice & herbs tea, ginger tea, saffron tea
- [Spices & blends](https://www.silkroadspices.co/spices-blends): star anise, Mirfayz's fourteen-spice curry (standard, medium, hot), cardamom, saffron, cinnamon, cloves, oregano, ginger, nutmeg
- [Use of spices](https://www.silkroadspices.co/use-of-spices): how to store spices (light, heat, air, moisture), shelf life by type, and how to brew herbs into a tisane
- [History of spices](https://www.silkroadspices.co/history-of-spices): ten chapters from China and Mesopotamia through Rome, the Arab world and Venice to the World Wars