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Customs and culture
Weddings, hospitality, symbols, sayings — and the dishes that took a whole day to prepare.
Three things the community considered sacred: bread on the table, a guest in the house, and the memory of the dead.
A wedding was arranged by the families; the bride was veiled, the celebration lasted days and the dowry was carpets and silver.
A guest entered the courtyard to the greeting “Khush omori!” — welcome. Hinkal, thick dumplings in broth with garlic sauce, is the signature dish.
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