Source: Mark Wiens
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THE TL;DW
- Mark Wiens and local friend Bilal Kamal tour Kabul’s Old City, starting with kalla pacha — slow-simmered sheep’s head and trotters served as breakfast.
- They hit a tandoori spot for samsa, flaky Afghan meat pies baked fresh out of a clay oven.
- The day ends riverside in Paghman Valley near the Hindu Kush, feasting on rosh, a fall-apart lamb stew with potatoes and onions.
The Jupiter Take
This video frames Afghanistan as a genuine Afghanistan meat paradise, spotlighting a food scene rarely covered by mainstream travel content amid the country’s ongoing instability. Wiens’ focus stays purely on food and hospitality, offering viewers a rare, ground-level look at everyday Afghan culinary culture.
Context
Mark Wiens is known for deep-dive street food travel videos, and this entry continues his ongoing Afghanistan series filmed with local guide Bilal Kamal across Kabul and the nearby Paghman Valley. It follows a similar format to his recent Thailand food exploration, using local guides to showcase regional dishes tourists rarely see covered on Western channels.
