Afghanistan has an Indian-style cuisine, based mostly on rice.
Naan bread is eaten with most meals. Most modern restaurants in Kabul offer international cuisine as well as Afghan specialties.
Things to know: Afghan dishes can be very good, but spicy. Vegetarians are not well catered for in Afghanistan. Cutlery is not normally used, and food is eaten with the right hand, often using
naan bread as a scoop.
National specialties:
• Pulao (steamed rice with raisins and carrots, usually served with a side dish of meat, vegetables or beans).
• Qabli pulao (A popular variant of pulao served with lamb, sometimes mistakenly called
Kabuli pulao).
• Shorma (soup).
• Afghanis eat plenty of seasonal fruit, most notably melons from Mazar-e Sharif and Maimana, grapes and pomegranates from Kandahar, and oranges from Jalalabad.
National drinks: - The most common drink is tea (chai).
- Dugh (yogurt flavored with rose water and salt).
Tipping: Service is normally included.
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