Afghanistan

Questions:

===Please respond with your name,date, and source of your information. ( Family members may be used as long as their relationship to you is noted- ex: grandmother )===

Kabul, Afghanistan **(Simone Ziss, Wali Ahmed 5/24/10)** My heritage effects the food that I consume greatly. I eat pumpkin year round, and I use Lamb instead of beef in many recipes. Also, almost everything I eat I include coriander spices, of different tastes, like different coriander spices for meats, and for vegetables. Also, my heritage in Afghanistan is Muslim, so I keep Kosher which effects how I eat. **(Simone Ziss, Wali Ahmed 5/24/10)** Well, it is difficult in Philadelphia to buy as much lamb that I need, and also, fresh pumpkin is extremely difficult to find year round in America. I import a lot of foods from Latin America, but I get most of my coriander spice variation at Asian and American supermarkets in Philadelphia, and New York. **(Simone Ziss, Wali Ahmed 5/24/10)** The Wintertime in Afghanistan is very important. Usually this is considered " Christmas Time". But Christmas is not usually celebrated in Afghanistan because it's not our religion. But schools have off around Christmas time, so there are many winter feasts and gatherings where big plates of Lamb and pumpkin and rice and chicken are used, some spicy, some mild and some plain of all those foods. We have big feasts with all of our neighbors and we eat our favorite desert of all..... Afghani Carrot Cake. **(Simone Ziss, Wali Ahmed 5/24/10)** Podcast: 2010** **(Simone Ziss, Wali Ahmed 5/24/10)** media type="file" key="Afghanistan.m4a"width="200" height="165"
 * What is the name of your home town?**
 * How does your heritage affect the food that you consume in your home?**
 * What marketing practices does your family use in order to obtain the supplies needed to prepare food from your native country ?**
 * Give an example of a holiday tradition in your home that incorporates food into the celebration.**
 * Provide a family recipe related to your culture. Type the recipe or include a link to your recipe.