Afghan Food (ePub)

Driven by my own self interest and desire to cook and to learn, I observed my mother despite being told to stay out of the kitchen. I was an eager kid and wanted to see how food was made. So, when I was given the opportunity to cook for the first time in the kitchen, it was a big deal to me and I made Palaw in a pressure cooker and baked a cake in a pot, we didn’t have a cake pan, at that time.


I write from an Afghan-American perspective about Afghan food and preparing through easy-to-follow steps, while in the comfort of your own home. In America food is important. American culture values foods of all kinds and those with an adventurous streak, get to enhance and expand their curiosity and  get to explore ethnic food. America is known historically as the melting pot of different cultures with an emphasis with European immigration at the turn of century. In recent decades, new immigration waves have introduced Afghans into the fabric of the American society. So, getting to know the new culture through the lenses of food will be a learning experience for those who are unfamiliar with Afghan food.


Food preparation has always been a constant for me in my ever changing environment, it offers an element of comfort. I am writing about food from a multicultural prospective. I draw on my experience from the past and focusing on what matters the most at the present. Savoring traditional practices in food preparation, with new and innovative techniques one can have the best of both worlds, something old, something new and something different for a healthy body and mind. 


My writing reflects on the ingredients used in Afghan cooking, it is not processed food but fresh whole food, mostly fresh produce with easy cooking method. In this book there is an emphasis on eating vegetables, grains, rice and spices for practicing healthy eating habit as an individual, family or a community.

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