Tajikistan

Tonight, pre-debate, we had a meal from Tajikistan. This was the first Eat the World dinner that made me directly realize our food privilege. We ate a chickpea/onion stew seasoned with cumin, coriander, saffron, and cinnamon, along with a shallot-whole wheat flat bread that must be the precursor to the bialy. It was all totally tasty, but a far cry from the cream/butter/cheese-heavy counties just a bit to the west. Oh, and no dessert. The most popular sweet in Tajikistan is halvaitar, which is flour mixed into melted mutton fat. The combination is cooked until light brown, and then combined with sugar syrup.



9/29/20

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