“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations.”
Writing about food is one of the toughest thing if one is sitting in hostel without a spicy plate of Biryani, few Pakoray or Nihari because the enzymes in our stomach are more active than love signals our heart gives when we see our first crush.
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I often find myself more attracted to food and that makes me doubt if I will be forever alone or will have food as my companion forever.
One cannot complete her/his day without some spicy biryani, mouth-watering gol gappay and crispy samosay.
It’s said that human beings eat because they need to live, however I feel we live because we need to eat and that’s what makes our taste towards food so enriched and exotic. A good thing about ur food is the Desi touch which can never be enjoyed better than Dhabas and the Desi hotels.
For us, food is not something we eat to survive only, it’s something we use to socialize, talk about when we don’t know the other person and be the best hosts of course because I feel foreigners love our Pakistani food.
Our food is more like a cultural construct to us, something which unites us together while we don’t give up on dividing ourselves on different basis our food is the only one thing which is diverse yet almost similar with same taste and spices. I feel our food is actually something we feel happy eating unlike eating bread with curry and noodles with curry which one needs because they feel hungry, our food is something we eat because we cannot resist it.
The food we cook has many criticism attached to it because of the enriched flavors , spices and plenty of oil with hours of cooking which doctors claim doesn’t leave it healthy and nutritious anymore, however I believe the healthy food doctors recommend is so impossible to survive on.
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”
Virginia Woolf
ery well written !! I miss pakistani food here , Gol gappay, samosay and the spicy nihari !! Miss Dogar ka nashta !! Haleem !! There is nothing on this earth better and yummier than our food and yeah Gulab Jaman !! Miss them !!
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I miss pakistani food more now !! Well written !! Pakistani food is the yummiest no matter where we go, simply love pakistani food
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Pakistani food is yummiest ❤
Proud to be a Pakistani
No matter where you go you will miss pakistani food
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duniya kay sary khany ake taraf aur Lahore kay golgappy ake taraf 😛
Amazing 😀 ❤
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I loved the quote, “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” It is so true. In our Pakistani culture, food is not only the means of socializing with friends and family, but it also serves as one of the many things, we as Pakistanis, should take pride in.
A great read article, thank you for sharing your thoughts.
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wow that is so true…exactly what my heart says…veey well structured, amazing
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This blog makes me love paki food all over again 😀
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I can relate my self to virginia woolf quote bcoz food for me is the only way to get rid of with depression lol. Well written 🙂
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Good one aroosa
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That just augmented my appetite even more 😮
I shall go grab something to munch on right exactly now :p
No doubt we excel in the food spices in the world, that be love 🙂
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No other food in the world can beat the taste of Pakistani food . I simply love it so much
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That sounds and looks do delicious. Can’t wait to try all that 😉
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Pakistani food is undoubtedly the best one . Great write up !!
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food is a universal therapy. most humans like to have food as an enjoyment. this part of the world is blessed to have such variety in taste. hope we bring more healthy innovation to our tables one day
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food represents the culture of people in a region. and the food of Pakistan depicts a different kind of culture in the world.the person that tastes it can never get enough. I’m feel proud to taste this food every day
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Food is something that sooths you. Our Pakistani food is much more than a platter of food, it is the representation of our culture and who we are as a nation. There may be many cuisines world wide but to me our’s is the best
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Very well written (y)
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(Y) keep supporting food im with you 😀
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This article has certainly highlighted the main differentiating point of our food with the rest of the world. Spices no doubt add a unique flavor to our food; which makes foreigners drooling over it too !!
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No doubt Pakistani food is best and nothing can beat it. Well written (Y)
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This is one thing we are good at. Our food speaks, it depicts emotions, and emotions is also something we are good at.
As far as curry is concerned Mumtaz mufti ( senior Pakistani novel writer) has a lot to say about it .
Comprehensively , fair point well made!
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very well written! pakistani food is unbeatable in terms of the spices and the taste buds it touches!
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