Balochi cuisine

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| region = Balochistan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Pakistani Balochistan, Nimruz Province

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Balochi cuisine is the food and cuisine of the Baloch people from the Balochistan region, comprising the Pakistani Balochistan province, the Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran and Nimruz province in Afghanistan. Balochi food has a regional variance in contrast to the many cuisines of Pakistan and Iran.{{efn|The Balochi food is heavily inspired by climate and terrain{{cite news |last1=Sana |first1=Jamal |title=Food mapping and telling the untold story of Balochistan cuisines |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/food-mapping-and-telling-the-untold-story-of-balochistan-cuisines-1.88364048 |access-date=25 October 2024 |work=Gulf News |date=4 June 2022 |language=en}}}}{{cite web|title=Baloch Cuisine|url=http://www.pakistantumhetoho.com.pk/BalochCuisine|publisher=pakistantumhetoho.com|access-date=12 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105234231/http://www.pakistantumhetoho.com.pk/BalochCuisine|archive-date=5 January 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Food Baloch Culture|url=http://balochculture.net/2013/03/12/theeni-naan/|publisher=balochculture.net|access-date=12 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312212109/http://balochculture.net/2013/03/12/theeni-naan/|archive-date=12 March 2014|url-status=dead}}

Meat

Balochi cuisine is incomplete without meat. Most of the meat dishes are cooked on indirect heat with very limited spices to preserve the real taste, such as Sajji, Dampukht, Kadi Kebab etc. Another very traditional dish that is preserved from generations is called Tabaheg. It is a whole goat marinated with dried pomegranate and salt.{{cite web |title=Discovering flavours and tastes of Balochistan|date=30 April 2022 |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1687423|access-date=10 January 2024}}{{Cite web | title="تباهگ" زینت بخش سفره های سحری مردم بلوچستان|trans-title="Tabaheg" adorns the Suhar tables of the people of Balochistan|url=https://www.irna.ir/news/82929502/%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%87%DA%AF-%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D8%AD%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%DA%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86|agency=Islamic Republic News Agency |date=29 May 2018 |language=fa}}

Fish

Fish is a common food in the coastal region of Balochistan.{{cite journal |last1=Bakhsh |first1=Rahim |last2=Sarfraz |first2=Khan |title=Traditional Food Delicacies across the Balochistan |journal=Journal of Development and Social Sciences |date=31 December 2020 |volume=1 |issue=IV |pages=1–11 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/347513271_Traditional_Food_Delicacies_across_the_Balochistan |access-date=25 October 2024}} The most common is "Mai o Bhat", simply fish with rice.{{cite web |last1=Suharwardy |first1=Maria |title=Balochi Fish Biryani |url=https://toshadibba.wixsite.com/toshadibba/post/balochi-fish-biryani |website=Toshadibba-Blog |access-date=25 October 2024 |language=en |date=31 October 2019}}

Bread

There are many kinds of breads in Balochi cuisine, depending on region to region. A famous bread that is also known as "shepard's bread" is called Kaak or Kurnoo. It is wheat wrapped around a hot round stone and cooked around a fire in a hardened ball of bread that can last for days.{{cite web |last1=Haider |first1=Jalal |title=13 Most Delicious Balochistan Food in Pakistan |url=https://www.pakistantravelblog.com/13-most-delicious-balochistan-food-in-pakistan/ |website=Pakistan Travel Blog |date=14 June 2020}}

Dessert

Just like breads, the dessert range from area to area or tribe to tribe. A famous known dessert of that's coming from generations to generations is Gwadari Halwa. Its Cooked in a round, aged metal pot. Its sold like hot cakes.{{cite web |title=Gwadari Halwas – Coastal Delights |url=https://artsandculture.google.com/story/gwadari-halwas-coastal-delights-soch/6gUxJcsO3FXgLQ?hl=en |website=Google Arts & Culture |language=en}}{{cite news |title=The Gift of Gwadar: The Fascinating Tale of Gwadari Halwa |url=https://thefridaytimes.com/29-Mar-2024/the-gift-of-gwadar-the-fascinating-tale-of-gwadari-halwa |work=The Friday Times |date=29 March 2024 |language=en}}