Dastarkhān
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dastarkh-n-161-15987266
title:
Dastarkhān
text:
A dastarkhān or dastarkhwān is the name used across Central Asia, South Asia, the Caribbean, Mauritius and Fiji to refer to the traditional space where food is eaten. The term may refer to the tablecloth which is spread on the ground, floor, or table as a sanitary surface for food, but is used more broadly to refer to the entire meal setting. The Mughal Indian cookbook Dastarkhwan-e-Awadh, which details the Awadhi cuisine of Lucknow, emphasized the importance of the dastarkhwan. Dastarkhwan is a
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description:
Traditional space where food is eaten
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dastarkh%C4%81n
date created:
2009-03-27T18:47:00Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T16:48:08Z
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