I talked a lot with the guy on the far left, the cook from my hotel.  He was from a village nea

I talked a lot with the guy on the far left, the cook from my hotel.  He was from a village nearby and had spent some time in Islamabad learning to cook at a hotel there…now he’s the Chef here. There were several Russian dishes on the menu and a few veggie curries, along with plenty of meat. 

It’s expected, but still a bit of a surprise how different the food here is from India.  

Everything was super fresh…of course. The flight from Islamabad was about an hour..but the drive is 2 days and often longer due to landslides over the road. So, as you can imagine, towns and villages like this are fairly self sufficient.