Afghan food is a meat lover’s paradise — from a legendary slow-simmered breakfast in Kabul Old City to a riverside lamb feast in Paghman Valley, just 45 minutes from the city at the base of the Hindu Kush mountains!
Afghanistan’s meat obsession is real, and today my friend Bilal Kamal and I are experiencing it from morning to night. We start in Kabul Old City with kalla pacha at Faizi Kalla wa Pacha Restaurant — slow-simmered sheep’s head and trotters that just might be one of the world’s greatest breakfasts. Next, hot out of the tandoor oven, we eat samsa — flaky Afghan baked meat pies — at Samarqand Sambosa Tandoori. Then we drive to the base of the Hindu Kush mountains to Paghman Valley, where locals escape the city for rivers, fresh fruit, lush green trees, and incredible food. Sitting riverside at Hamesha Bahar, we finish with rosh — fall-apart lamb stew cooked with potatoes and onions — for the ultimate Afghan countryside feast!
⏱ CHAPTERS
0:00 The world’s greatest breakfast? — Kabul Old City, Afghanistan
0:51 Kalla Pacha — Afghan sheep head breakfast at Faizi Kalla wa Pacha
11:42 Samsa — baked meat pies from the tandoor at Samarqand Sambosa Tandoori
16:40 Driving to Paghman Valley — base of the Hindu Kush mountains
22:51 Rosh — riverside Afghan lamb stew feast at Hamesha Bahar
▶️ Watch the full Afghanistan series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFn4i2g12iI&list=PLb9B8SFbGEws&index=1
📍 ALL THE RESTAURANTS
Stop 01 | Faizi Kalla wa Pacha Restaurant (Kabul Old City, Afghanistan)
🍽 Kalla Pacha — traditional Afghan sheep’s head and trotters breakfast, slow-simmered overnight.
Stop 02 | Samarqand Sambosa Tandoori (Kabul, Afghanistan)
🍽 Samsa — Afghan baked meat pies, hot out of the tandoor oven.
Stop 03 | Hamesha Bahar (Paghman Valley, Afghanistan)
🍽 Rosh — lamb stew with potatoes and onions, eaten riverside at the base of the Hindu Kush.
Follow Bilal Kamal: https://www.instagram.com/bilalkwardak/
Big thank you to my friend Jon Lister for helping film this video: https://www.instagram.com/jontravelist/
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40 Comments
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I am an English teacher. I want to meet you. Currently, I am in Kabul.
I think Countries like USA and it's close Ally don't want peace in the world there's no profit in that but every time I see those same countries I see humility brotherhood and joy I wish America had that instead were all divided & hateful.
Mark, you should try Afghani pizza, it's really delicious!🍕
Thank you for visiting. I have been following since two years and big fan of you. The way you define a country just by their culture of food is amazing. I was a little busy and I would definitely have met you. Big fan of you
Mark start taking small bites, the food is not running away.
Ever since I found your account maybe 6-10 years ago, you have been a inspiration to me. I live with diseases called Pulmonary Hypertension, Hydradanitis Suppurativa, and now for the past 4 years I've been living with a chronic wound that just will not heal no matter how hard we try. However with every video of you I watch I watch I feel like I can get through all of this and its just a matter of time. Also because you, you've made want to become a chef when I'm done dealing with all of this. Thank you for being an inspiration to us all.
Wow that valley is gorgeous ❤
My goodness, Pahgman Valley looks like a paradise, that running water is so fresh and clean.
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Have you tried bacha bazi ?
Would you rate Afghanistan food?
Afghan is one big open man-cave! No females allowed outside?
This man taste buds is like on whole another level. He never feel a dish tasteless or boring. Everything he eats thats good for him 😂
12:00 bro really said that 😶🌫️
The cap you are wearing is Pakistani Sindhi topi not from Afghanistan
Sooo unique!! Wow
It's messed up that there's not one woman in the whole video. Truly heartbreaking.
13:25 – no twisted child protection laws !
No gentle parenting !
They grow from children into responsible men through hard work !!!
Bravo Afghanistan 👍🏻
Bilal, please, when you change your clothes, Mark Vince's clothes should also be changed because she wears the same outfit in three videos.
That’s right
Please upload video in Ahmad shah baba mina ❤
Must visit Afghanistan for these delicious food and hospitality.
love you Mark and all your content, food looked great but i'm not convinced. for all the feminist's out there where are the women in this video???
I know this doesn’t have anything to do with the actual show, but I was wondering if you can get me in touch with somebody in Vietnam that can be an interpreter for my husband‘s family that live over there cause he is Vietnamese. He was born there he came to the United States at four years old lost the language so he can no longer speak it and has lost touch with his family since his mother has got dementia. Anything you can do to help me would be very appreciative. Thank you very much Mark and keep up the good work.
Mark you are being so selfish here Bilal is really feeling annoyed with you share your meal with heart.
After destroying all the Statues of Buddhas in Afghamistan and forcefully converting the local Afghans ( particulary Asian looking Hazara people) into Islam, now Afghanistan is a peaceful country. Why dont the Afghans people of other faiths to live in coexistence in there ? Why is Afghans running away from the Taliban ? Why did Taliban girls ban from attending schools ? By the way, do u have to dress like a local muslim man ( as u do always) to dine in the Muslim dominated countries
I think Mark blocked me. I’m huge fan but for some reason I NEVER EVER EVER get a like from him when many many people do specially right after his videos i comment but my Like always get skipped. I tend to wonder if I ever said anything wrong back then but nothing I can think of. The most I said is he probably takes the biggest craps
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bread size is big. can 1 person eat this along 😮
Paghman Janm! Mark enjoy it buddy.
Mark you have to go to the La Casona de Ixtlán (Ixtlán del Río, Nayarit México)
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Afghanistan is a beautiful country with diverse customs and traditions. It is also known for its delicious variety of foods and a wide range of unique flavors.
I think belal is the best
Hi Mark, we just drop by Phed Mark today while were here in Bangkok. My friends whos really not a fan of pad kra pao love your dish so much that they even asked for an extra rice which the staff just given them for free ❤ Love lots from the Philippines. Safe travels always Mark 🙂
Mark, really I am not impressed with this Video. You say and show a side of Afghanistan that looks beautiful and tastes good. But what about the girls and women?
Under Taliban rule, women and girls in Afghanistan are systematically banned from public life and stripped of their fundamental human rights. Girls are prohibited from attending school past the sixth grade, and women are entirely barred from higher education and almost all forms of employment. In public spaces, women must be completely veiled, are not allowed to visit parks or gyms, and cannot travel without being accompanied by a close male relative. Furthermore, extreme restrictions prevent women from making their voices heard outside the home or accessing healthcare and justice independently. According to reports by UN Women and Human Rights Watch, these institutionalized restrictions effectively place half of the country's population under complete gender-based exclusion.
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May beutiful country 😢😢
That bread is something else. Really appetising.
between all of the videos that i have seen it before this one was my favorite.