After going through India and Nepal, the next country is bangladesh, I think it will be one of the last country that has a more indian influence in it’s cuisine as the upcoming countries seem to have more south east asian influences. Here are a few facts about Bangladesh: Capitals: Dhaka Population: about 157 million Area: 147…

Here are a few facts about Nepal: Capitals: Kathmandu Population: about 28 million Area: 147 181 km² Currency: Nepalese rupee For this Nepalese dinner I made dal bhat and tarkari. Dal bhat is lentils cooked with spices accompanied by rice. I also made tarkari which is a vegetable curry with cauliflower and potatoes and a lot of delicious spices!…

And now, after crossing the middle east, India! This marks the end of the first big part of this leg around the world, from Turkey all the way to south East Asia and then all the way to Australia going down Indonesia. Here are a few facts about India: Capitals: New Dehli Population: about 1.293 billion Area:…

The last step before India is Pakistan. The pakistani cuisine seems very similar to indian cuisine. It took me a while to find a recipe that seemed to be a traditional pakistani recipe as most of the recipes are shared between the 2 countries. Here are a few facts about Pakistan: Capitals: Islamabad Population: about 182 million…

The last step before getting in very indian like recipes is Afghanistan. After reading a little bit about afghan food it seems that rice is a big part of the food in Afghanistan. Therefore I decided to make a traditional meal with rice. Here are a few facts about Afghanistan: Capitals: Kabul Population: about 30.5 million Area:…

Moving further and further towards India, the recipe I made today is an Iranian classic. The more I move towards India the more the taste of the food is transitioning from the first meal I made which was turkish towards Indian food. It is a slow transition but there is more and more spices that…

The next country up on the list is Iraq. Again, same as for Syria it was pretty difficult to find specific Iraqi food as all these countries seem to have a common food culture. I found a recipe for an Iraqi chicken which was delicious. Here are a few facts about Iraq: Capitals: Baghdad Population: about…