Hey, @shaidon.

So Afghan food. I've never had that before. Is there anything that it might compare to as far as taste or spices go?

I wonder at the fact that the meat was under the rice? Is that typical of how they serve it? It almost seems like they did it to hide the lamb shank.

Diversity of cultures when it comes to food is great. Diversity doesn't always work, but in food, you can almost always count on coming across something tasty and worth the risk.