KPK (Pashtoon) Food Tour Experience

If you are a food lover, you would have tasted Asian cuisine. What if you find something distinctive and savory scrummy to taste? For an unprecedented sapid adventure join us on a food tour to the northwestern province of Pakistan Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It is well-known for tourism and ventures. However, what many people fail to highlight is the amazing food available there. With its own unique culture, KPK also has exceptional cuisine cooked in techniques retained over generations.Crossroads Adventure is offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to taste the delicious cuisine of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from Mardan to Swat Valley. You can plan visit to any season, however summers would be enjoyable as high altitude valleys would be easily accessible.

Nathia Gali or Nathiagali is a mountain resort town or hill station in the Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is a part of the Galyat range, where several hill stations are the judge situated, closely connected, and with their names mostly ending in ‘Gali’. Nathiagali in the world.is known for its scenic beauty, hiking tracks, and pleasant weather, which is much cooler than the rest of the Galyat due to it being at a greater altitude. Nathia Gali offers one the juiciest and scrumptious sajjis one could never forget.

Board on a trekking adventure through a pine forest along Dunga Gali Pine Line Track. The 4 km (2.5 mi) long trail from Dunga Gali to Ayubia offers great landscapes, with most of the route surrounded by a dense forest of pine trees. On your way, you can see various birds, as well as smaller animals. All this wonderful scenic experience with some snacks is heavenly.

Lying just north of the Kalpāni River; Mardan is the second largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pushtuns are famous for their hospitality. A variety of food is available to please the guests. Every region has some special food or meal to offer. Kabab is one of these food items which can be found in every small village of Pukhtunkhwa. Mardan is famous for a type of sweet called, Badayooni Perras. This is a unique type of sweet made of a special recipe.

Located right at the border with Afghanistan at Khyber Pass, Peshawar is the oldest city in Pakistan which had also been a really important and remarkable Silk Road point, linking north and south, east and west Asia.
The most important part of the local food in Peshawar is meat cooked in the form of “tikka”, “Karahi”, “Dumphukt”, etc. People there like lamb. Their traditional recipes include sushi kebabs, fried fish, and a plate of rice with beef, raisins, and caramelized carrots, called “Kabuli Pulau”. Namak mandi and Qissa Khwani Bazaar, and Ghanta Ghar Food Street are the main food places in Peshawar.

Food in Naran Kaghan is good for both food and nature enthusiasts. Naran Kaghan is recognized for its delicious foods and cuisines. There are several Hotels in Naran Kaghan for different tastes and varieties. Food items that are readily available in Naran Kaghan are known for their relishing spices including, kababs, karahis, biryanis, trout fish dishes, etc.

At an elevation of 4,173 meters, Babusar Pass or Babusar Top is a mountain pass in Pakistan at the north of the 150 km (93 miles) long Kaghan Valley. It is the highest point in the Babusar Valley that can be easily reached by car. The Babusar Pass connects Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with Gilgit Baltistan.

Swat Valley is a high-altitude tourist destination located in the northwest mountains of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The Swat Valley is situated beside the Swat River. Although Swat’s food remarkably resembles the Afghan, Persian, and Turkish cuisines, however, traditional Swat food has its unique taste, aroma, and texture.
Swat cuisine is mild in hotness but is rich in herbs and is largely based on meat dishes that include lamb, beef, chicken, and freshwater fish as well as fresh vegetables and fruits grown locally in the valley.
Few delights of Swat Valley include Chapli Kebab (Swat Chapli Kabab), Swat Trout Fish, Warjalay aka Chukanr (Green Rice), Dum Pukht, Kabuli Pulao, lamb chops, mutton ribs, lamb with spinach, charsi tikka, and shinwari chicken.

 It is attributed as King of Games and Game of Kings which is been properly acknowledged in British Royalty. Its origin dates back to 6th BC in Central Asia. In the 6th AD, it was recognized as the National Game of Persia. In the initial phases, the warlords used to play it on the back of strong horses like a mini-battle with 100 men in one team. In Chiral and Gilgit, it is termed as an ancestral game. In Shandur ground, freestyle polo is played by rival teams, Gilgit and Chitral.

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