Dastarkhān
Sign in to saveA dastarkhān (Persian / Urdu: دسترخوان, , , , , , , , ) or dastarkhwān is the name used across Central Asia and South Asia to refer to the traditional dining space where food is eaten. 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.
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- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Fiji, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia (Bashkortostan, Tatarstan), Suriname, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
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A dastarkhān (Persian / Urdu: دسترخوان, , , , , , , , ) or dastarkhwān is the name used across Central Asia and South Asia to refer to the traditional dining space where food is eaten. 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.
The Mughal Indian cookbook Dastarkhwan-e-Awadh, which details the Awadhi cuisine of Lucknow, emphasized the importance of the dastarkhwan.