One of our contractors, David Bremer, is going home. Today GEN Azizuddin, the ANA G-4, arranged a lunch for him. It was delicious.

The stuff wrapped in newspaper is lamb chunks in a piece of flat bread called na'an. There's more na'an, kinda ribbed looking, on plates around the table. There is mantu, which is sort of a meat-filled dumpling covered in yogurt that is wonderful. There was another meat dish that I couldn't identify. On two of the larger platters are a bunch of vegetables, along with a sort of meatball with a hard-boiled egg in the center. The three dishes with a white, yellow, and red something is a thick and sweet pudding.

Not visible are three huge dishes of rice with shredded carrots and raisins.

Dinner was followed by fresh fruit: apples, oranges, and bananas.

Before and after the meal we had the mandatory hot tea called chai.

Out.