Kashmiri Brahmin & Wazwan Cuisine

If there be a paradise on earth: it is this, it is this, it is this. The scenic beauty of Kashmir is only challenged by its cuisine, which offers an infinite and extravagant variety of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian preparations. The traditional Kashmiri cooking is known as Wazwan The Wazwan a multi course Royal Cuisine is a meal in the Kashmiri tradition Kashmiri Cuisine is quite famous for the gracious use of spices Kashmiri rice forms an integral part of the traditional food of Kashmir. In Kashmiri Cuisine fresh fish is favourite. Myriad meat dishes are served during the traditional feasts. Lamb and poultry are served to create variety. Smoked meat, dried fish and vegetables are stored for use in winter. A special masala cake is made from spice blends, onions and locally grown chillies that can be stored for winter and used in flavoring curries. The fruits and nuts grown from the valley are used lavishly in daily menus. The vegetarian food is also very elaborate and is an important part of their ethnic identity. The cuisine usually uses a lot of yogurts, oils. An equal emphasis is laid on vegetarian Typical Kashmiri Vegetarian Cuisine include recipes based on dried vegetables.