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despite afghanistan being relatively closed off from the rest of the world in the past, its understandable that chocolate had not reached afghan plates but in the past 50 years or so i would think that chocolate would of been used in some deserts. anyone have an answer?
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Chocolates are a luxury in Afghanistan. Whenever someone arrives from Europe/America, the relatives expect chocolates in gifts
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Most middle eastern or south asian desserts dont have it either. I have actually never tried Iranian sweets, I heard they are greatComment
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Afghans call general 'sweets' as 'choklet,' but UFO is right. It was a luxury and most Afghans aren't a fan of the taste. They prefer dairy and nut derived sweets. I don't know of many Afghans in Afghanistan that drink coffee either.
I'm sure if Afghanistan gets more connected with the rest of the world, we'll have our own breed of hipsters drinking their Mocha 's with the latest French or German chocolate concoctions.
I'd prefer the Taliban over hipsters.Comment
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well at least a hippster dont beat you up if he got a bad day and takes you to the side and asks all you to recite qulwallah and if your arabic is not that good and if you do a mistake he will not whip you up ...Comment
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Iran exports a ton of chocolate to Afghanistan. I recall that Kandahar was flooded with 'Iranian biscuits' & 'Chocolates'.Even Adobe Photoshop can't change me.
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For generations, the Hindus of India prayed for deliverance from "the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger and the vengeance of the Afghan."
The men of Kábul and Khilj also went home; and whenever they were questioned about the Musulmáns of the Kohistán (the mountains), and how matters stood there, they said, "Don't call it Kohistán, but Afghánistán; for there is nothing there but Afgháns and disturbances." Thus it is clear that for this reason the people of the country call their home in their own language Afghánistán, and themselves Afgháns. The people of India call them Patán; but the reason for this is not known. But it occurs to me, that when, under the rule of Muhammadan sovereigns, Musulmáns first came to the city of Patná, and dwelt there, the people of India (for that reason) called them Patáns—but God knows!
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they like european chocolate and its true iran is flooding Afghanistan with many different products,shampoo,cooking oil,candy,biscuits,motorcyles ,etc.
i dont recall seeing any chocolate in jalalabad and cant say i was looking for it.
this time i will take loads of chocolate with me as ive seen they like it very much in there.
btw i didnt see any cheese either(i mean western cheese used on pizza).
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after russian war my dad went into currency trading etc, when he would go aborad he would alwys bring me these choc biscuits and choc bars it was a thing of luxery
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there is a special store in shar e naw kabul where they have the cheese as well as zabiha breaded chicken nuggets which are quite popular.Originally posted by ډګروال View Post
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Chocolate is a luxury in asia and europe thats why when u go to someones house u get them flowers and chocolate
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Why the need to change culture to something, that is not yours, like they do in Europe?
Italian coffee, French coffe, Swiss choclate, English tea..... some europeans are convinced it is their invention and never think that to have all these products on an everyday basis the one who produces it sells it for allmost nothing.
By the way nut sweets are great and dry fruits either, so why changing to something if You have your own.Ա՜խ, ընկել եմ քար ու քարափ,
Իմ սրբություն, ե՛տ արի, ե՛տ,
Ես ծովակ եմ առանց կարապ,
Իմ էություն, ե՛տ արի, ե՛տ:
Ես անտառ եմ առանց եղնիկ
Իմ վեհություն, ե՛տ արի, ե՛տ:Comment
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Let me apply your words to a different product- rice. Rice it is one of the main components of diet even in countries where it is not grown. So would you change it, only because people consume something what is not of their local origins?Originally posted by Tjanaparh View Post
Another aspect - what is wrong in trying new things?
Trade and exchange of goods and experience is a part of human heritage. Trade fueled the development everywhere, not only along The Silk Route or Amber Route. I agree - nowadays it often leads to distortions and abuses. But restricting import of chocolate for example from Iran to Afghanistan you won't reduce the exploitation of workers employed in the cultivation of cocoa. Education is the key to changing conditions of chocolate production.
I think that each of us takes advantage of something which does not belong to our culture.
And something from my personal experience. I first tasted bananas when I was maybe 17 years old. I didn't change other fruits for bananas. Bananas only slightly diversified my diet. There was also another thing in that - I got to know something new - new taste. I like to expand boundaries of my knowledge in many dimensions, even in such a trivial dimension like trying new fruits, new food.
Now you can find here a range of exotic fruits but Poland still remains one of the biggest apple producers.
Apples, chocolate or nuts - each of these products, despite their health values, can be converted to junk food. Everything depends on us.دلته دم او قدم دواړه په حساب دي - پل په لاره غلط مه ږده بې حسابهComment
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due to warm weather chocolate melts, when me and my parents went to Afghanistn my mother had bought a lot of chocolate and chocolat bars, and we gave it to our relative when we visit them plus other stuf like money....
But anyway everyone likes it but it melts in the hot weather and drinking thee in the summer outside whith chocolate, is a real mess, the cholocate was melted in the plate and was steaky and my fingers were sitky and the children who also ate it weary steaky it was one steaky mess LOL.....Comment
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i think it has a lot to do with the climate , you can not store chocolate in such weather if you dont have electricity for cooling , as mentioned it will melt.
but we have our woen shirpira
which i favour over chocolate , besides in such hot weather chocolate doesnt taste sooo good in this form .
the ancient preparation of cacao was quiet different than what europeans made out of it ...Comment
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