has a wide varying landscape allowing for many different crops. Afghan cuisine is based on cereals like wheat, maize, barley and rice, which are the nation's chief crops. Afghans do not eat spicy food like the neighboring Pakistanis. Fresh and dried fruits is the most important part of Afghan diet. Afghanistan is well known for its fine fruits, especially pomegranates, grapes, and its extra-sweet jumbo-size melons. Popular Afghan dishes: Kabuli pulaw (traditional rice dish) Mosh Palao Shorba (Afghan soup) Do Pyaza Mantu (meat dumplings) Kofta (meatballs) Kichiri Rosh Chopan Kabab Afghani Kabab Mash Palao Kabuli Polao Qorma Sabzi Shola (sticky rice dish) Qoruti Eshkana Baunjan (cooked eggplant with potatoes and tomatoes) Bendee/Baumya (cooked okra with potatoes and tomatoes) Heeknusb (hummus) Aushak Aush (hand made noodles) Baghlava (baklava) Bolani (Afghan flat bread or crêpes) Chapli Kabab Shor-Nakhod (chick peas with special toppings) Naan (Afghan bread) Popular Afghan desserts: Gosh Feel (pastry) Halwa Shir Berinj (rice pudding) Ferni Kadu Bouranee (sweet pumpkins) Jelabi Maleeda or Khajoor Spice Rub Dress and attire Afghan traditional dress typically covers the entire body with a loose top and a form of head covering. The dresses are very colorful, especially women's. Sport The sports in Afghanistan are organized by the Afghan Sports Federation, which promotes football, cricket, basketball, volleyball, golf, handball, boxing, taekwondo, track and field, bowling, skating and several others. Football remains to be the most popular sport across Afghanistan.The Afghanistan national football team was founded in 1922, joined FIFA in 1948 and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 1954. Although it did not play in any international games from 1984 to 2003 due to the war, it is now striving and hoping to make it to FIFA. The Afghanistan women's national football team was formed in 2007. The Ghazi Stadium, which was built during the reign of King Amanullah Khan, was once used for a venue for public executions by the Taliban government. The stadium is currently used mostly for football matches between teams from different provinces of the country as well as neighboring countries. Basketball has existed in Afghanistan since at least the 1970s, and is slowly becoming popular again. It is played by both Afghan men and women. Additionally, Afghans in the north of the country enjoy the sport of buzkashi. Cricket has become popular in recent years in Afghanistan. The Afghanistan national cricket team, which was formed in 1996 during Taliban regime,