Afghanistan Food A Rare Delicacy
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- To get ingredients that Afghans can not harvest, Afghanistan trades with other countries to get needed ingredients
- The main source of Afghanistan's income is the Agriculture industry
- The Agriculture production is dependent on winter snows and spring rains for water
- There have been articles on Afghanistan food supply becoming limited
- Opium has developed into a source for cash, that many Afghans use
- Afghanistan has many traditions that circulate around Afghans food
- Some people in Afghanistan have a decrease in their food supply, so there have been programs to help supply Afghans with food
- Millions of Afghans in rural ares remained having to be dependent on food aid
- Some Afghans that really have it bad would go so far as eat grass from shortage of food sources
- Many of Afghanistan's food have been influenced by many different cultures due to the location
- All of Afghanistan's food is cooked slowly and thoroughly to taste all the flavors the food is cooked in
- There have been many causes for Afghanistan food to have a shortage and some are a drought, there have been a stop on getting help from different programs, and not being able to trade much with other countries
- It is usually the women who cook for their Afghan husbands while the Afghan men work
- Since Afghanistan is a Muslim country Afghans use lots of Muslim food traditions
- In Afghanistan there are traditions of groups families sitting on floor while they share a plate of food
- Naan or (bread) is great for eating with meals and for dipping in various sauces
- Daughters learn from their mothers everything about cooking so they can do it for their husbands
- Usually during summer Afghans tend to use fresher ingredients, but in winter Afghans use dried products
- When Afghans have guests, usually everybody gets a plate
- Before eating Afghans wash their hands to use to eat their food
- Afghanistan food is one of the top cuisines in South Central Asia
- Lunch is usually the largest meal during weekends or Friday's
- The wheat production increases yearly
- The drought and the end of the civil war produced the largest wheat harvest in 25 years
- The cuisine diversity in Afghanistan reflects its ethnic, cultural and geographic differences
- In Afghanistan the bread name differs depending on the shape and the cooking methods
- It is part of the culture and hospitality of Afghans to make sure guests feel comfortable and make them feel at home
- Afghans are very talented, great at cooking and their unique hospitality is well known