Adastarkhān (Persian /Urdu: دسترخوان,Tajik:дастархон,Bashkir:дастархан,romanized: dastarxan,Kyrgyz:дасторкон,Hindi:दस्तरख़्वान,Kazakh:дастарқан,Bengali:দস্তরখান,Uzbek:dasturxon,Nepali:दस्तरखान) ordastarkhwān is the name used acrossCentral Asia andSouth Asia to refer to the traditionaldining space where food is eaten.[1][2][3] The term is a word ofPersian origin meaning thetablecloth which is spread on the ground, floor, or table as a sanitary surface for food.[2][3]
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| Place of origin | Afghanistan,Bashkortostan,Bangladesh,Fiji,India,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Nepal,Pakistan,Suriname,Tajikistan,Tatarstan,Turkmenistan,Uzbekistan |
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TheMughal Indian cookbookDastarkhwan-e-Awadh, which details theAwadhi cuisine ofLucknow, emphasized the importance of the dastarkhwan.[4]
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edit- ^Ken Albala.Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia: Four Volumes ABC-CLIO, 25 mei 2011ISBN 978-0313376276 p 49
- ^abSuad Joseph, Afsāna Naǧmābādī.Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures: Family, Body, Sexuality And Health, Volume 3 BRILL, 2003ISBN 978-9004128194 p 285
- ^abGlenn Randall Mack, Asele Surina.Food Culture in Russia and Central Asia Greenwood Publishing Group, 1 jan. 2005ISBN 978-0313327735 p 39
- ^Everaert, Christine (2010).Tracing the Boundaries Between Hindi and Urdu: Lost and Added in Translation Between 20th Century Short Stories.Brill Publishers. p. 75.ISBN 9789004177314.
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