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In article <92030.184159OMARS@auvm.american.edu>
OMARS@auvm.american.edu writes: 

   Any opinions about Afghan food?
   Some people consider it as a good mix of mid-East and Indian.
   Any good restaurants in the area worthy of a visit?

I won't try to characterize the cuisine, though there are Middle
Eastern and Indian elements in it. Nothing I've had has been at all
fiery-spicey, but the seasoning can be interesting and subtle.

I've tried a couple of Afghan places in the Washington suburbs (one in
Va, one in Md - sorry, I can't recall the names), without being
terribly impressed. Here in Baltimore, though, ther's a very good
Afghan place: Helmand, on Charles, in an area with a couple of good
Indian places, a Vietnamese place, and others. Helmand's food is much
better and more carefully done than any other Afghan place I've been
to (including one in LA I used to visit fairly often, and one in
Chicago). The menu is pretty small, but unless you plan to eat there
every day it's quite enough to provide variety on an occasional visit.
Portions are rather small, but priced very reasonably (order several
courses: you won't regret it, either when the food comes or when you
get the bill). And they have a surprisingly good wine list, at least
for a restaurant representing the cooking of a Muslim country.

--Steve Anderson