Cuisine
Afghanistan has a wide varying landscape allowing for many different crops. Afghan food is largely based upon cereals like wheat, maize, barley and rice, which are the nation's chief crops. Afghanistan is well known for its grapes.
- Popular Afghan dishes:
- Palao (traditional rice dish)
- Mosh Palao
- Shorba (Afghan soup)
- Do Pyaza
- Mantu (meat dumplings)
- Kofta (meatballs)
- Kichiri
- Qorma Sabzi
- Baunjan (cooked eggplant w/potatoes and tomatoes)
- Bendee/Baumya (cooked okra w/potatoes and tomatoes)
- Heeknusb (hummus)
- Ashak
- Aush (hand made noodles)
- Baghlava (baklava)
- Bolani (Afghan flat bread or crêpes)
- Chapli Kabab
- Shor-Nakhod (chick peas w/special toppings)
- Naan (Afghan bread)
- Popular Afghan desserts:
- Gosh Feel (pastry)
- Halwa
- Shir Berinj (rice pudding)
- Ferni
- Kadu Bouranee (sweet pumpkins)
- Jelabi
- Maleeda or Khajoor
- Spice Rub
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