Traditional space where food is eaten
Dastarkhān A
Kyrgyz dastorqon being prepared for an afternoon meal (of
paloo (
pilaf ), not pictured) during
Nooruz Place of origin Afghanistan , Bashkortostan , Bangladesh , Fiji , India , Guyana , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Mauritius , Nepal , Pakistan , Suriname , Tajikistan , Tatarstan , Trinidad and Tobago , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan
A dastarkhān (Persian : دسترخوان, Tajik : дастархон , Bashkir : дастархан , romanized : dastarxan , Kyrgyz : дасторкон , Hindi : दस्तरख़्वान , Kazakh : дастарқан , Bengali : দস্তরখান , Uzbek : дастурхон , Nepali : दस्तरखान ) 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.[1] [2] [3] 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.[2] [3] The Mughal Indian cookbook Dastarkhwan-e-Awadh , which details the Awadhi cuisine of Lucknow , emphasized the importance of the dastarkhwan.[4]
Dastarkhwan is a word of Persian origin meaning "tablecloth". It is used in many other languages of the South and Central Asian region such as Uyghur , Balochi , Bengali , Pashto , Urdu , Sindhi , Hindi , Kyrgyz , Kazakh , Uzbek , Turkmen , Bhojpuri and Nepali .[5] [6]
See also
References
^ Ken Albala. Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia: Four Volumes ABC-CLIO, 25 mei 2011 ISBN 978-0313376276 p 49
^ a b Suad Joseph, Afsāna Naǧmābādī. Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures: Family, Body, Sexuality And Health, Volume 3 BRILL, 2003 ISBN 978-9004128194 p 285
^ a b Glenn Randall Mack, Asele Surina. Food Culture in Russia and Central Asia Greenwood Publishing Group, 1 jan. 2005 ISBN 978-0313327735 p 39
^ Everaert, Christine (2010). Tracing the Boundaries Between Hindi and Urdu: Lost and Added in Translation Between 20th Century Short Stories . Brill Publishers . p. 75. ISBN 9789004177314 .
^ Brice, Nathaniel (1864). A Romanized Hindustani and English Dictionary Designed for the Use of Schools and for Vernacular Students of the Language . Trübner & Co. p. 66.
^ Yates, William (1855). Introduction to the Hindustani Language: In Three Parts, Viz. Grammar, Vocabulary, and Reading Lessons . Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press. p. 128.