Crusty pancakes and tea with milk is a regular feature of all three meals. A common meal consists of stewed meat with potatoes, honey and syrup. Uzbek houses are somewhat unique having round attics on rectangular adobe houses with flat roofs. The walls are made of a combination of mud and wood with patterned niches for placing various objects. Most Uzbek families are nuclear families with parents and children living separately.
Brothers live apart from each other as well.
Traditionally, marriages were arranged by the parents and the boy's parents had to present betrothal gifts to the girl's family and provide for the wedding ceremony. This does not occur as often today and women are not required to wear veils or live in seclusion, but a system of priority still does exist preventing a younger sibling from getting married if his older brother is still single. The wedding ceremonies are held according to Islamic customs and rules and the newlyweds go to the house of the groom's parents after the ceremony. The Uzbek have very strict rules forbidding siblings to marry and preventing people of different generations from marrying. They have a long history of marital ties with other groups like the Uygurs and Tatars.