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Afghanistan Cooking Recipes And Africa Cooking

Afghanistan, (which literally means Land of the Afghan) is a mountainous land-locked country located in Central Asia. It has a history and culture that goes back over 5000 years. Throughout its long, splendid, and sometimes chaotic history, this area of the world has been known by various names. In ancient times, its inhabitants called the land Aryana. In the medieval era, it was called Khorasan, and in modern times, its people have decided to call it Afghanistan. The exact population of Afghanistan is unknown, however, it is estimated to be somewhere around 21-26 million.

Afghanistan is a heterogeneous nation, in which there are four major ethnic groups: Pashtoons, Tajiks, Hazaras, and Uzbeks. Numerous other minor ethnic groups (Nuristanis, Baluchis, Turkmens etc.) also call Afghanistan their home. While the majority of Afghans (99%) belong to the Islamic faith, there are also small pockets of Sikhs, Hindus and even some Jews. The official languages of the country are Pashto and Dari (Afghan Persian). The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul, which throughout history, was admired by many great figures, such as the great Central Asian conqueror, Zahirudeen Babur. Unfortunately, due to many years of war, this great city has been shattered and nearly destroyed.

Today, Afghanistan is on a road to recovery, however, after decades of war, the economy is still in ruins, its environment is in a state of crises. The country is riddled with landmines left from the war, which are still injuring and killing people on a daily basis. Afghanistan is being run by an interim administration headed by Hamid Karzai. The administration took power in December 22, 2001 after various delegates in Bonn, Germany signed an accord. The administration is to rule for 6 months, after which an emergency Loya Jirga (Traditional Grand Assembly) will be convened to decide on a transitional authority. This will include a broad-based transitional administration, to lead Afghanistan until the people can elect a permanent government. The permanent and elected government is supposed to be in place no more than 2 years after the emergency Loya Jirga is convened.

Cooking real food from Africa

Blending the different cultures, traditions and ethnic groupings of Africa into one AFRI CHEF AFRICAN COOKING RECIPES COOK BOOK, which contains cooking recipes from almost every African country, has produced a unique African Recipe book that reveals the story of Africa through its cooking and ethnic recipes.

Some of the recipes contained in the Afri Chef African Recipes cookbook are the same as those eaten and enjoyed by Africans many years ago. Except in limited instances, where fresh vegetables have been substituted by canned, these African recipes stay true to the originals, We can imagine the significance a last meal as a free person could have had to someone, before his world was destroyed, before the slave chains were locked on his, or her, wrists and ankles.

The new slaves faced unimaginable horrors; deprived of their freedom, displaced and despairing, transported between decks under appalling conditions, to face forced labor on the plantations of the new World and Caribbean. Everything was unfamiliar and threatening. They had nothing to fall back on.

In this strange new world, the slaves sought solace by remembering home. They were aided in this by cooking their traditional foods, sometimes adapting their ethnic African recipes to include new ingredients found in their new surroundings. This saw the start of Soul Food and Caribbean cooking; cuisine now recognized for its own uniqueness and flavor - and copied in many countries of the world.

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