Intro

This summer, I spent some time with my fiancé collecting every published Afghan cookbook I could get my hands on. We noticed that some books contained recipes that others did not, and some books shared recipes. So, I decided to create a database of every Afghan dish we came across — along with every Afghan restaurant across North America.

Today, this exercise has netted us with exactly

dishes. I also created a collection of

across North America. All of this data is available in this document (use the links above).

This is only a collection of dishes and data that I put together that helps us cook Afghan food. As part of this, I created:

This is

a collection of recipes. If you’re looking for a recipe, I recommend purchasing any of these fantastic books from

or search for it online.

I’m a geek, I love food, and I’m Afghan. The math checks out.