Cafe "Dessert"

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Cafe "Dessert"
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Location Central Asia Capital
Dushanbe Area 143.1 thousand square
kilometers Population 6.7 million
people Independence Day September 9th, 1991
President Emomali Rahmonov Divisions Sugd,
Khatlon, Mountainous Badakhshon Currency Somoni
(100 dirams)
Tajikistan
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When rain is going and you are down When you
didnt do your homework and teacher marked it in
your school diary When you want to celebrate
special events with friends When your school
sport team lost at most decisive game And at last
you dont have much money to spend
Come to us, at café Dessert Here you
can find friends, who wish to help you in all
circumstances. Support you, when you
are sad Organize holiday Share with you
Discuss the result of a sport match And all
of this is over a tea made from the bottom of the
heart and with eastern sweeties You are
in ancient town Istaravshan. You have got a
unique opportunity to touch with an ancient
history of 2500 years
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1.You can see mosque minaret Blue Dome, which has
an age of 2500 years and in which Imam calls
Muslims for praying. Blue Dome of the mosque the
only kind of example double domed, i.e. for
empowering sound of voice, dome has been made
double. Sound bounces between two domes (layers)
and gets louder. Right now Madressa is
functioning in this building. 2.There is a
chance to stay under the shade of Chinor tree
(one of the species of trees), which is 800 years
and hear lovers thoughts of those times in
leaves waves. Possibility of getting
familiarity with our history by looking at 140
else memorials of architecture, art,
literature, religion, which are situated right
in a town.
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3.
Istaravshan craftsmens town. From very old
times up to now craftsmen have been carrying the
secrets of blacksmith, jewelry production. So
far highly skilled weavers are using and
advancing old ornamental sketches. Wood carvers
are continuing to surprise local population and
guests with their art work. And craftsmen, who
create national knives write Khayams and
Rudakis poems on metal. 4. Eastern exotic
lovers might visit to our famous bazaar.
Depending on old peoples words, trade caravans
used to come from all parts of the world,
through Great Silk Road. East joins with west
and south with north here. It is, however,
possible to seeand maintain everything here,
even birds milk.
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5. But the most interesting beings in café. It is
located on the highest point of town Hill of
Mugteppa. You can see a castle, which served
as a reliable fortress in ancient times. This
place used to be a gate of kind Rustambek. This
fortress protected towns population from troops
of Alexander the Great. In 2002, castle was
rebuilt depending on its old sketch and
historical notes. One can touch castles bricks
with hands, prepared a century ago, going
through deep rags that used to guard all around
the castle. From top of the castle you can see
the entire town just like from palm. You may try
and evaluate sweet tastes of ancient Istaravshan
just here. Different types of sweeties are
offered, prepared by recipes of kind Rustambek
himself. These sweeties decorated royal families
in the duration of some centuries and have been
brought to us on its old recipe. Only
experienced pastry cooks can show you various
hand-made sorts of sweeties like Parvarda,
Navot, Asal, Halvai (Wet white sweetie
folded down and can be stretched) Kunjid Halva
(Halvas made of tiny nuts), Halvoi Shikanak
(Crispy halva), almond inside sugar, peas in
sweetie cover, corn flakes, grain in sugar spread
cover, possible all kind of fruit soufflé, dried
sweet fruits, and chocolate vegetables, various
jams made of all kinds of fruits and vegetables,
which are grown here. And all of this is
accompanied by different kinds of beverages Obi
Zulol, made of pure curable spring water, which
is recognized as one of the most pure with enough
concentration of minerals in combination.Of
course it is hard to get along well without
natural local juices and compotes.
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Asal
Halvo
Corn Flakes
Navot
Parvarda
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As we welcome spring holiday Navruz with much
enthusiasm, we offer our guests symbolic meals,
which are prepared just in this day. Option is
yours ?! Café architecture is much more
special. It contains mixture of ancient
construction along with modern design. Café
building is round-shaped, with two floors. It
ends up with dome. Staring spot on the dome,
which enables us gaze kilometers away. Building
windows are also round-shaped, reminder of old
castles windows. On the first floor, naturally
where the Café hall is. There are two types of
places in the hall, in national variant not so
tall places covered up by soft carpets and with
small kurpacha (special thick cloth to put on
bottom before sitting) and also tables for exact
number of people. You can join and separate some
tables in one or on the contrary upon your
desire. In the middle of the hall there is a
little original fountain occupied by hung cages
of kings paradise birds. You can hear national
melody and volunteers can dance. Who wish to sing
together with friends karaoke! Beautiful
stairs will lead us up to the second floor, where
the offices are located, and where café managers
work and also special room for those who wish to
pray. Dishes also differ in variety, i.e. set of
national dish for tea Choynik, Piyola
(kettles and round-shaped cups with no handle)
and plates with knives for desserts, glasses for
drinks and juices.
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Halvo shikanak
Non (bread)
Pataroq
Sambusa
Karnay
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Our café is not a place, where only youth may
come, but café stuff gathered up from
high-school and higher-education institution
students, who earn money, obtain initial steps of
business, entrepreneurship, marketing,
management psychology. Gaining initial work
experience our staff is able to start their own
business. Café staff are chosen through the
contest, thus knowledge of foreign languages,
communicativeness, ability of carrying
psychological conversations are strongly
noticeable. Staff clothes are in national style,
girls wear atlas clothes with golden fiber, woman
national hats, and men also in a national style
clothes. Café staff is very polite, accurate,
punctual, open-hearted, and honest. According
to the ancient eastern philosophy of hospitality,
our workers greet the guests with Tajik words
Assalomu Alaikum (Peace upon you), Nuri Dida
Toji SAR (Shine of vision crown of head)
welcome, we are glad to greet you in our café.
If our guests ask a tea, not a beverage a
waitress in a hall, first over pour three
times and, then drinks the first Piyola herself.
This tradition comes from old times, from
generation to generation, as a symbol of purity,
reliability and trust. There is a parable behind
us back that. Two soldiers go to a brutal
war. One of them dies in a war and a second
finishing the war comes back home. He first goes
to his friends house to let family know about
their sons death. They first bring a tea and
while having conversation a tragedian event
occurs with soldier and he dies in his friends
house. The reason of this death becomes a
suddenly adding a poison to the tea. When guest
leave, café workers see them off traditionally
with Khush Omaded, Khusbakh Boshed, Boz
biyoed ( You are welcome, Be happy, come again)
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This is the Hall Mugteppa and the castle we
were talking about. This is the highest point
of town. We welcome you always, Anytime!