Afghan vs Pakistani Cuisine — A Guide for Toronto Diners
Quick Bites Afghan and Pakistani cuisines share similar influences, ingredients, and dishes, but are not identical. Afghan cuisine often emphasizes the natural taste of the meat, rice, herbs, dried fruits, and spices. Pakistani cuisine includes numerous regional traditions and may be distinguished by the presence of complex dishes containing layers of spices, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, chilies, and cooking base. Mantu is one of those dishes that demonstrate the culinary similarities between Afghan and Pakistani cuisines; indeed, mantu is a well-known dish in Afghanistan, and mantu may be found also in some regions of Pakistan, name
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