In what is perhaps the series' most colorful and exotic episode, Rudy Maxa travels along the Silk Road in Uzbekistan, an emerging economy in Central Asia. Rudy marvels at eye-popping mosques built centuries ago and impeccably restored during Soviet occupation of the country. Rudy joins friends for the preparation of the national dish, plov, and visits the simple yurt of a young family living on an isolated desert plain.