have sometimes been counted as dialects of Kashmiri. Krams (surnames) Kashmiri Hindus claim to be Saraswat Brahmins and are known by the exonym Pandit. The Muslims living in Kashmir are of the same stock as the Kashmiri Pandit community and are designated as Kashmiri Muslims. Kashmiri Muslims are descended from Kashmiri Hindus and are also known as 'Sheikhs'. Both the Kashmiri Hindus and Muslim society reckons descent patrilineally. Certain property and titles may be inherited through the male line, but certain inheritances may accrue through the female line. After Kashmiri Hindus had converted to Islam they largely retained their family names (kram) which indicated their original profession, locality or community. These include: Bhat, Bhatt or Butt Dhar, Dar Lone Kaul Raina Mantu/Mantoo/Mintoo Ganai Tantray Mattoo Pandit Rajguru Rather Razdan Sapru Magre/Magray Yatoo Wani Culture Music Some traditional types of music of Kashmir are Chakri, Henzae, and Ladishah. A traditional dance form usually performed by women on occasions like marriages and similar social functions is Rouf. Cuisine Rice is the staple food of Kashmir. Meat and rice are the popular food item in Kashmir. Noon Chai or Sheer Chai and Kahwah or Kehew are beverages of Kashmir. Kashmir is also known for its bakery tradition. Sheermal, baqerkhayn (puff pastry), lavas (unleavened bread) and kulcha are popular baked goods. See also List of Kashmiris Kashmiri diaspora Kashmiri Hindus Kashmiri Shaikh Kashmiriyat 1931 Kashmir agitation 1941 Census of Jammu and Kashmir Kashmir conflict All Parties Hurriyat Conference Elections in Jammu and Kashmir Theory of Kashmiri descent from lost tribes of Israel Notes References Bibliography Encyclopedia Khan, Nyla Ali. Kashmir. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Women. Scholarly books Ames, Frank (1986). The Kashmir shawl and its Indo-French influence. Antique Collectors' Club. . C. Baron V. Hugel, Annotated By D.C. Sharma (1984). Kashmir Under Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd. . Drace-Francis, Alex, European Identity: A Historical Readered. European Identity: a historical reader.] Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. Watt, George (2014). A Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, Part 2. Cambridge University Press. . Books Dar, P Krishna (2000). Kashmiri Cooking. Penguin UK. . Madison Books; Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC; Corby Kummer (1 November 2007). 1001 Foods To Die For. Andrews McMeel Publishing. . Solomon H. Katz; William Woys Weaver (2003). Encyclopedia of Food and Culture: Food production to Nuts. Scribner. . The Panjab Past and Present. Department of Punjab Historical Studies,