Afghanastan was our next stop. This is one of the best in the area and happens to be owned by the brother of the man who remodeled our basement. So we were excited to see what is like.The restuarant is in a strip mall in Vienna, Virgina; it seems like that is almost all there is to Vienna.
The restuarant was not very crowded at 6:30 when we got there but it began to fill up at about 7:00. The meal started with some very good naan served with a spicy vinegar sauce that is not unlike some that we had in African restaurants. The veggie platter was a great way to taste the different flavors. It had Kadu Chalow (pumpkin), Shalgham Chalow (turnips), and Buranee-e-Kachalow; they are all stewed in some manner of sauce. The pumpkin was absolutely delicious. It had cinnamon and some cardamom. The potatoes were in a creamy sauce. The turnips were so mild I wasn't sure they were turnips. There was a bit of oil around all of them so I am sure that is what made them so tasty. Julian got Muntoo which are traditional dumplings stuffed with lamb. He said they were OK. Chopp e Kabob is grilled lamb that our waiter said is his favorite. It was indeed declared the winner.
The portions aren't huge so we had room for dessert. Gosh-e- Feel which was a pastry with powdered sugar and Firnee a delicious pudding of some sort. I am getting used to the puddings for dessert. It seems like most cultures eat more desserts that are like egg custard than Americans do.
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