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25.01.2022 In Hunza we live a simple, holistic way of life, our foods reflect this, we have no supermarkets, no refrigerators or deep freezer. Our staples are grains, fruits (dried and fresh), vegetables, nuts and milk, rarely do we have meat, maybe once a week or on special occasions. We grow our fruits, vegetables, nuts and grains on small family plots or source them locally. Our foods are seasonal, paddock to plate, simple and fresh. Over the next few weeks Hunza bytes will bring you videos, recipes and pictures of Hunza breads. Our first will be Kamali, our most important of breads and used everyday. We hope you enjoy and may even try some of our recipes in your home

24.01.2022 WHEAT..(Guur)..our base ingredient In Hunza we grow many of our grains on our small family farms. Wheat (Guur) is most commonly grown as it is the base for many of our breads. We keep enough grain each year for the next seasons crop, passing our grains down from generation to generation leaving our wheat unchanged for millennium. The Guur is harvested at the end of summer (August, September) bundled into manageable sheaths and stored in dry store rooms until needed. The ...sheaths are then threshed separating the grains from the stalks and chafe. It is a dirty, dusty process but a necessary one. The grains are then gathered and sifted, either by sieve or by allowing the mountain breeze to separate the chafe from the grains. Nothing is wasted, the stalks and chafe are used as bedding or feed for our farm yard animals. When the grain is needed for flour (Dagowong), they are sent to the local mill and stone ground. Once each town or village would have it's own watermill but today only a handful of these remain with the stone mills of today being motor driven. The whole grains, including the husk, germ and oil, are ground from course to fine depending on what the recipe requires. Because we retain the natural oils and germ our flour *Dagowong) cannot be stored for very long as it will turn rancid and be of no use, theses oils and germ give our dagowong a beautiful nutty taste. We also sprout our grains....but that will come later. The following videos are what our families do on a regular basis and is a common sight around Hunza. Enjoy! See more

24.01.2022 Alu ... potatoes are a staple of the Hunza diet. Each summers harvest is stored in a large dugout called a "Alu Tiss" each one will hold approximately 400 kg of potatoes. The Alu are protected from light and water by a layer of plastic or heavy hessian and can stay safely in the "Alu Tiss" for upto a year without greening. #hunza #hunzabytes #hunzavalley #potatoes

24.01.2022 Kamali....Hunza's daily bread Kamali is eaten at almost every meal in Hunza and plays a significant role in our cultural ceremonies, weddings, house blessings, births and deaths. Kamali is shared at our family meals and is our way of bringing family and friends together as one. This simple, 3 ingredient, unleavened bread is made fresh each day from stone ground flours, it is the base of many of our recipes. Our squat stoves are called "shee" and are the centre of the family... home. In the following video we are making Kamali for our sisters wedding celebrations. Follow our link below to make and share at your family table. https://www.hunzabytes.com.au/breads/chapatti-or-kamali-2/ #hunza #Kamali #hunzabytes #holistic

19.01.2022 WATER..from..GLACIER to GARDEN In Hunza all our water (zil) comes from the mountain glaciers (Shell). In my area of Hyderabad our water comes from the Ultar Glacier, the glacieral head is behind historic Baltit fort. First the water is caught in large holding pond called a Faree, where mountain silt is captured, then the cold clear water is carried via ancient aquaducts under Baltit outcrop, through Karimabad winding its way to our farmlets throughout Hyderabad. We are given times to when we can open our zaaks (sluicegates) and water our gardens, usually every 5 to 10 days. to see more visit our website www.hunzabytes.com.au

18.01.2022 SPRING in the GARDEN Spring is here in Hunza and the ground is warming. Time to prepare our gardens for planting, after we have used this rotor tiller we will hand dig the ground into mounds ready for our Alu (potatos) to be planted. This garden yielded 400 kgs of Alu last year which are now stored in an Alu Tiss (underground pit, Facebook post 28th May 2018) www.hunzabytes.com.au

17.01.2022 European trying to do local dance in hunza

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07.01.2022 Spring is finally come to Hunza after a very cold long winter, Cherry are in blossom soon apricot and apples will be in bloom.

05.01.2022 GLACIER to GARDEN Once the water has wound its way from Glacier head through the villages, approximately 5 kms, to our farm we divert it through channels in our garden. Using shovels we direct the water to the garden beds we want to water. We are given times to receive water, sometimes the water may even reach us in the middle of the night. This is our only source of water other than rain for our gardens. We are only allotted water every 5 to 10 days so in summer our community stores the water flow in Farees for later use. www.hunzabytes.com.au

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