Cafe Lily is a Korean Uzbeki restaurant in the

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neighborhood of

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, United States. It opened in 2015. The restaurant serves Uzbek,

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, and Russian cuisine.

Description

For Uzbek cuisine, dishes like ''manti'', kebabs, and ''plov'' (pilaf) are served. For Koryo-saram cuisine, dishes like ''

morkovcha ''Morkovcha'' (, ; Koryo-mar: ; Russian: ), also known as Korean-style carrots; or Korean carrot salad, is a spicy marinated carrot salad. It is a dish in Koryo-saram cuisine, and is a variant of kimchi. History Koryo-saram (ethnic Koreans ...

'' (a Koryo-saram carrot-based variant of

kimchi Kimchi (; ) is a traditional Korean side dish (''banchan'') consisting of salted and fermented vegetables, most often napa cabbage or Korean radish. A wide selection of seasonings are used, including '' gochugaru'' (Korean chili powder), ...

), '' kuksu'' (loosely similar to ''

janchi-guksu ''Janchi-guksu'' () or banquet noodles is a Korean noodle dish consisting of wheat flour somyeon noodles in a light broth made from anchovy and sometimes also '' dasima'' (kelp). Beef broth may be substituted for the anchovy broth. It is serv ...

''), and ''u-kadya'' are served. There is also ''khe'' (based on '' hoe'', similar to ''

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''), '' begodya'' (similar to '' jjinbbangmandu'', dumplings), and ''sundya'' (similar to ''

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'', blood sausages).

Background

The restaurant is run by Uzbekistanis from a population of Koreans from the former Soviet Union called

Koryo-saram Koryo-saram (; ) or Koryoin () are ethnic Koreans of the post-Soviet states, former Soviet Union, who descend from Koreans that were living in the Russian Far East. Koreans first began settling in the Russian Far East in the late 19th century. ...

. Chef Lilia Tyan grew up in

Tashkent Tashkent (), also known as Toshkent, is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uzbekistan, largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of more than 3 million people as of April 1, 2024. I ...

, the capital of Uzbekistan. Her ancestors were Koreans who lived in Eastern Russia, until they were forced to migrate to Central Asia in 1937. The restaurant is also run by Tyan's son, Dmitry Pyagay.

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{{Restaurants in Brooklyn, New York 2015 establishments in New York City Bensonhurst, Brooklyn Korean restaurants in New York City Koryo-saram cuisine Restaurants established in 2015 Asian restaurants in Brooklyn Koryo-saram organizations Uzbekistani cuisine

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