About This Event
Afghan Culinary Experience
Monday, August 24 | 5:30pm - 7:30pm MT
At the Idaho Foodbank's Demonstration Kitchen
3630 E Commercial Ct, Meridian, ID 83642
This is a no-charge event, but registration is required. A $15 suggested donation for each adult participant is requested to support our cook and help us continue this program. Everyone is welcome, regardless of ability to pay.
Dinner included. All ages welcome!
Demonstration given in Dari with English translation
Featured Recipe: Qaboli, a marinated rice-based dish with beef and veggies
Recipe available for attendees
Featured Cook: Layla
About your featured cook, a message from her daughter Maeda, who will be translating at the event:
My mother was raised as the oldest daughter of her family. She always tells me about how she helped raised her siblings and do the chores which included cooking. Her first memory of learning to cook was when her mother was rocking her newborn sibling to sleep while verbally instructing her how to cook dinner. She was around 10 years old.
Cooking is every mom's love language. My mom always puts love into her cooking. For her, cooking means providing. It is also expected of females in her culture to be able to cook. She says she loves learning new recipes and get better at cooking them. I think you really have to be caring and selfless to have this responsibility since it can get tedious to always provide the family's meals.
Food is a huge part of our community and identity. In gatherings everyone gets involved in the process of cooking/preparing, plating and serving the food. There are traditions on how to do every step and detail which keep us connected to ancestors. It's unique in every culture. I love how it brings us together.
Presented in partnership with the Idaho Office for Refugees, a program of Jannus, Inc, Idaho Museum of International Diaspora and The Idaho Foodbank
About This Event
Afghan Culinary Experience
Monday, August 24 | 5:30pm - 7:30pm MT
At the Idaho Foodbank's Demonstration Kitchen
3630 E Commercial Ct, Meridian, ID 83642
This is a no-charge event, but registration is required. A $15 suggested donation for each adult participant is requested to support our cook and help us continue this program. Everyone is welcome, regardless of ability to pay.
Dinner included. All ages welcome!
Demonstration given in Dari with English translation
Featured Recipe: Qaboli, a marinated rice-based dish with beef and veggies
Recipe available for attendees
Featured Cook: Layla
About your featured cook, a message from her daughter Maeda, who will be translating at the event:
My mother was raised as the oldest daughter of her family. She always tells me about how she helped raised her siblings and do the chores which included cooking. Her first memory of learning to cook was when her mother was rocking her newborn sibling to sleep while verbally instructing her how to cook dinner. She was around 10 years old.
Cooking is every mom's love language. My mom always puts love into her cooking. For her, cooking means providing. It is also expected of females in her culture to be able to cook. She says she loves learning new recipes and get better at cooking them. I think you really have to be caring and selfless to have this responsibility since it can get tedious to always provide the family's meals.
Food is a huge part of our community and identity. In gatherings everyone gets involved in the process of cooking/preparing, plating and serving the food. There are traditions on how to do every step and detail which keep us connected to ancestors. It's unique in every culture. I love how it brings us together.
Presented in partnership with the Idaho Office for Refugees, a program of Jannus, Inc, Idaho Museum of International Diaspora and The Idaho Foodbank