Template:Infobox food A dastarkhān (Persian / Urdu: دسترخوان, Template:Langx, Template:Langx, Template:Langx, Template:Langx, Template:Langx, Template:Langx, Template:Langx, Template:Langx) or dastarkhwān is the name used across Central Asia and South Asia to refer to the traditional dining space where food is eaten.[1][2][3] The term is a word of Persian origin meaning the tablecloth which is spread on the ground, floor, or table as a sanitary surface for food.[2][3]
The Mughal Indian cookbook Dastarkhwan-e-Awadh, which details the Awadhi cuisine of Lucknow, emphasized the importance of the dastarkhwan.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Ken Albala. Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia: Four Volumes ABC-CLIO, 25 mei 2011 Template:ISBN p 49
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Suad Joseph, Afsāna Naǧmābādī. Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures: Family, Body, Sexuality And Health, Volume 3 BRILL, 2003 Template:ISBN p 285
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Glenn Randall Mack, Asele Surina. Food Culture in Russia and Central Asia Greenwood Publishing Group, 1 jan. 2005 Template:ISBN p 39
- ↑ Tracing the Boundaries Between Hindi and Urdu: Lost and Added in Translation Between 20th Century Short Stories{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Brill Publishers(2010). ISBN 9789004177314
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