is by far the #1 most popular dish. At first, this struck me as odd as I never expected Afghan food to be known for its chicken kabob. I also suspected something was wrong with the survey. Nonetheless, with a

155

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restaurant sample size, the data aggregate solves for outliers. So, Chicken Kabob leads by an insane margin!

Mantu is (a distant) fourth place

Mantu is quintessentially the most popular Afghan dish among Afghans — and you don’t have to be Afghan to know this. You’d probably expect it to be the most ordered dish at any restaurant, but it isn’t. It isn’t even second place. It ranks as a distant fourth.

I have a few theories that explains why this is. I recommend

The Psychology of Eating and Drinking⁠

by Alexandra Logue, as it goes into some deep psychology behind why we like the foods we do.

What about flaws in the survey?

I asked for the top three dishes. This way, we can average out any flaws in the data. Also, the chart is a sum of all three answers. In other words, Chicken Kabob ranks as number one because it was mentioned as one of the top three. This doesn’t mean it was always a restaurant top choice. Although, if you look at the data, it actually does rank as most restaurant’s number one.

Most Popular Dishes

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Afghan Restaurants

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Afghan Kabob

Maza Kabob

Ariana Kabob House

Kabul West

Pamir Kabob House

Khyber Pass Zarparan

Ariana Cuisine

Baba Kabob

Jons Kebab House

Mena's Afghan Kabob

Madar

Ariana Gyros & Kabobs

Kabob Palace

Halal Gyro Express & Kebabs 1

Kabul Afghan Cuisine

Chili Chutney

Helmand Palace

Kamdesh Afghan Cuisine

Khyber Pass Kabob

Zalla Kabab House

De Afghanan Kabob House

Afghan Cuisine

Chopan Kabob

De Afghanan Cuisine

Fremont Afghan Kabob

Afghan Awasana Kabob

De Afghanan Kabob House

Ghazni Afghan Kabobs

Annar Afghan Cuisine

Kabob Express Halal

Yummy Grill Afghan Kabob House

Chopan Kabob House

Gulzaar Halal Restaurant & Catering

Maiwand Kabob House

Medina Kabob House

Laili Restaurant

De Afghanan Kabob House

Pamir Restaurant

Kabul Restaurant & Market

Kabul Kabob & Grill

Habibi’s Kitchen

Kamdesh Restaurant

Twins Halal House & Bakery

De Afghanan Kabob House

Peshawari Kababs

Roya Afghan Cuisine

Famous Kabab Cusine

Silk Road Restaurant

Arochasia Grill

Hills of Herat

BaBa Grill

Kandahar Restaurant and Lovely Sweets

Flame Kabab House

Sarinas Afgan Cuisine

Flame Kabab House

Balkh Shish Kabab House

Setaara

Afghan Kabob Restaurant

Afghan Bistro

Afghan Famous Kabob

Afghan house of kabob

Bamian Restaurant

Panjshir Restaurant

Zamarod Restaurant

Ariana Restaurant

Mazadar Restaurant

Kabul Kabob House

Kabob Corner

Grill Kabob Express

Afghan Kabob Cville

Kabob Express

Kabob Zone Afghan Restaurant

The Mantu

Red Kabob

Cafe Rice & Kabob

Grill Kabob of Dulles

Al Zaytoun Kabob & Grill

Our Daily Bread & Grill

Shish Kebab House of Afghanistan

Hasna's Afghan Fusion Cuisine

Kabob - E

The Afghan Village

Shinwari Afghan indo-Pak Restaurant

Express Kabob

New Saffron Kabob House

Afghan Cuisine

Kandahari

Chopan Kabob House

Ariana Kebabs Bar & Grill

Azro Authentic Afghan Cuisine

Mazadar

Zaitoon Kitchen

Afghan Kabab Express

Bamyan Kabob

Afghan Chopan Restaurant

Pomir Grill

Ariana Restaurant

Afghan Horsemen Restaurant

Mezbaan Restaurant

Samar Kabab House

Ariana Kabab House

Salang Kabob House

Afghani Kabob Express

Supreme Kabob House

Afghan Kitchen

Aria Kabab

Mehman Restaurant

Afghan Turkish Cuisine

Tribal Taste Afghan Delicious

Afghan Choopan Restaurant

Kabul Afghan Cuisine

Afghan Cuisine

Kabul Express

Kabul Kabab House

NAAN & KABOB

Bamyan Kabob

Afghan Kabob

Kabul Kabob House

Kabul House Restaurant

Fenêtre Sur Kaboul

Khyber Pass

Shahen Afghan Restaurant

Afgan Kabob and Grill

Kabab Paradise

Kabul Kabob Express

Afghan Kabob House

Ariana

Afghan Kabob House

Afghan Grill

Kabul Kabob House

Afghan Kabob and Grill

Sami's Kabob House

Afgan Kabab & Grill House

Main Bakhtar Halal Kabab

Bakhter Halal Kabab Afghan

Balkh Shish Kabab House

Nansense

Bahar Masala Restaurant

Shahen Afghan Restaurant

Shirazi Cafe

Kabob Shack

Sarinas Afghan Cuisine

Kabul Afghan Restaurant

Kebab Express

Kandahar Grill

Choopan Grill

Shahen Afghan Restaurant

Nora Restaurant and Bar

Aria Kabab

Afghan Kebab House

Khyber Pass

Kebab Express

Kabul Halal Grill

Name

Afghan Kabob

City

Westminster

State

Colorado

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The Survey

My Findings

Chicken Kabob ranks #1

Mantu is (a distant) fourth place

What about flaws in the survey?