CUISINE

Variety of Afghan food

Qabuli Palao with lamb

Afghan lamb kebab with Saffron rice.

Afghanistan has a wide varying landscape allowing for many different crops. Afghan food is largely based upon cereals likewheat, maize, barley and ricewhich are the nation's chief crops. Afghanistan is well known for itsgrapes.

• Popular Afghan dishes:

• * Palau (Traditional rice dish)

• * Mosh Palau

• * 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)

• * Ashak

• * Aush (hand made Noodles)

• * Baghlava

• * Bolani

• * Chapli Kabab

• * Shor-Nakhod (Chick peas w/special toppings)

• * Naan (Afghan bread)

• Afghan deserts

• * Gosh Feel (Pastries)

• * Halwa

• * Shir Berinj (Rice pudding)

• * Ferni

• * Kadu Bouranee (Sweet Pumpkins)

• * Jelabi

• * Maleeda, Khajoor

• * Spice Rub

SOURCE: http://reference.findtarget.com/search/Culture%20of%20Afghanistan/