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Dough, fire and a clay oven: the bread on every Afghan table.
Regional
Slow-cooked spinach and herb stew
Desserts
Rosewater and pistachio ice cream
Drinks
Salted yoghurt drink with dried mint
Green tea with cardamom
Flat spiced patties from the east
Bread
Thin flatbread filled with potato or leek
Tandoor bread at the centre of every table
Cardamom milk pudding with pistachio
Meals
A beloved national dish of rice, lamb, carrots and raisins.
Steamed dumplings with yoghurt and lentil sauce
Leek dumplings with minted yoghurt
