Hunza apricots need to be soaked and cooked before eating. They have an intense toffee-like flavour and can be used in sweet and savoury dishes such as tagines, curries, stews, jams, coulis ...

Hunza is filled with dozens of glaciers ... Dried versions of the fruit also help with altitude sickness, and are boiled into a soup come winter. People here are healthy and active throughout ...