Wednesday, November 25, 2015

'Wazwan of Kashmir' - K.J.S.Chatrath



Photo source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/When-a-train-pilot-says-Im-sick-its-time-for-a-leak/articleshow/49928159.cms


                                           Rogan Josh- a lamb dish. Photo source: Wikipedia 


Wazwan is a multi-course meal in Kashmiri cuisine. Almost all the dishes are meat-based using lamb or chicken. It is popular throughout Kashmir, besides being served in India at major hotels and restaurants
In the Kashmiri language, waz means a 'cook' and wan means 'shop'. The ultimate formal banquet in Kashmir is the royal wazwan. Of its thirty-six courses, between fifteen and thirty can be preparations of meat, cooked overnight under the supervision of a master chef called a vaste waze. Guests are seated in groups of four and share the meal out of a large copper platter called the traem. (Text source: Wikipedia)

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