'You have to taste a culture to understand it.'Deborah Cater.

'You have to taste a culture to understand it. 'Deborah Cater.

Every culture has some specialties which gives it a unique identity. The traditions, customs, rituals and taste of every culture develop over time. Although due to amalgamation with other cultures their ways of life changes. A best example of this is the culture of sub-continent which became more or less Anglo-Indians due to long decades of British Imperialism. Although the people of Baltistan were also migrated from different areas like India, China, Kashmir, etc. They migrated from far-flung areas and settled in Baltistan due to better economic condition at that time i.e. Evergreen landscape to cultivate and graze their livestock. But due to certain limitation i.e. Geographical location, the culture preserved for long time and it was less merged with outside world.

'You have to taste a culture to understand it. 'Deborah Cater. It means that for an in-depth study of any culture you have to learn about their rituals, customs, beliefs, morality and above all their history. Let me take an example, in western countries the gesture of waving “the middle finger” shows an individual sign of disrespect but in some cultures it is completely neutral. Although in our culture it is a sign of disrespect too but the gesture of “Thumb”, raising it in a gathering is also a disrespectful act. Let me give you some glimpse of my cultural food. We live in the mountains of Himalayas and Karakoram which separates us from other culture mainly due to natural climate. So we have our own unique cultural foods mainly prepared from local ingredients.

*Sorry for the example if you guys think that it is not a good way to start. : P

 "These are savoury buckwheat pancakes called Kisser..."

"Zerchoon, a deep-fried mildly sweet cross between cake and bread. I couldn't stop eating these!"