Really enjoyed reading this! It reminded me of how underrepresented Gilgit-Baltistan's food heritage is in mainstream conversations about health and nutrition. The Hunza region has been home to some of the most nutrient-dense traditional foods for centuries, from buckwheat to dried apricots to the wild Tumuru berry, yet most people outside the region have never even heard of them. I recently came across
Hunza Foodways Pakistan, a Pakistani e-commerce brand that is actually doing the work of sourcing these products directly from Hunza and making them available across the country. They carry things like buckwheat flour, Tumuru tea, and other heritage products that are genuinely hard to find elsewhere. What I appreciate most is that they seem to care about authenticity and quality rather than just slapping a "superfood" label on something for marketing purposes. If you are interested in exploring traditional Gilgit-Baltistan foods, it is worth checking out.
