Asia Grace


Butcher with fat-tail sheep

Afghanistan

The fatter the sheep, the better. This fat-tailed variety of sheep was especially prized in Afghanistan. As a guest I was often given the choicest piece of roasted sheep fat. The typical Afghani dish at a tea house would be a pile of rice with a few pieces of roast meet, with a hunk of fat buried in the middle of the rice, like a hidden gem. Given the other options for food (raisins, nuts, bread, carrots and melons), I came to love it.

This butcher was sharpening his knife one morning.

Share your story

Order this print


Your Story

You may know more about this scene than I do, or you may have an amazing story revolving around a similar thing you saw. I'd love to hear it. Submit your story below, and if it's appropriate I'll post it here for all to read. For the benefit of a larger audience, please use English, even if it is not the best English.