In rural areas there used to be a tradition for exchanging dishes with each other. Neighbors used to exchange dishes with each other. Due to this tradition, if someone didn’t like daal or a particular sabzi cooked in home, he / she would got a dish which he / she liked.
How you observed this tradition?
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So if I did not like the sabzi that my mom cooked, I could take my plate to my neighbors and they will give me their plate?
I say its a lovely tradition.
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Yes sometimes you need to go with your plate for getting the dish you like.
My Mumani who lives in our neighbor calls my Ammi, whenever she cook daal which my cousin doesn't like. My Ammi send them what she cooks saying ' main sadqe jaon'. I always think 'Inn Phuppion ki bhateejon main jaan hoti hai'.
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of course, i did! in villages it's common even now! i remember doing that in my childhood...the idea was to compensate what we take from them so that it will not cause any undue shortage of food. there were no restaurants that you could buy from...cooking itself was a tough task due to the kinda fuel we used to cook...choolhaa jalaanaa aasaan nahiiN thaa Khaas kar agar lakRii geelii ho to...dhuyeN se aaNsoo nikal nikal paRte the :(
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Yep I remember some of this tradition... but as soon as I was old enough to ride... I was the type to get the hell out of villages for as long as possible. If I had to stick around I would come back for bed time...
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Ji hamare parosi to hamare ghar se Besan,ata wagera le jate aur hum bhi unse maang lete the…
Mere nani ke yanha bhi mere mamu apni phuphi ke yanha se sabzi,achar manga lete the…
Aur koi novelty dish banti to bin maange bhi log ek dusre ke yanha bhej dete the…Fir wo dish khali lautana khilaf-e-adab samjha jata kuchh na kuch dal kar bhejte…
Mere mamu ke ghar ke qareeb hi unke chacha ka ghar tha …mere mamu ke ghar me members zyada the…jab unke yanha paani ki kami hoti to wo log nahane ke liye bhi apne chacha(mere chhote nana) ke ghar ke bathroom ka use karte the 
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Yep I remember some of this tradition... but as soon as I was old enough to ride... I was the type to get the hell out of villages for as long as possible. If I had to stick around I would come back for bed time...
horses,foxes,jackals Aap ka village kisi medieval era ke british hamlet jaisa lagta hai...:)
aapne kaafi mazaa kia hoga udhar..Do you miss your village?
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:hinna: There was a time, when in our Dada’s town if relatives used to stay in other relatives house, if there was some electricity fault. Yahan Karachi main we don’t think for availing this option. In fact, in small flats people can’t accommodate guests if they want to do so 
BTW, ninja what was the dish if made in your house, you would excange with the neigbors?
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Well my nano was our neighbour also, n whenever v used to come from school the first question v asked nano k ghr kya paka hai? N their kids asked k Hamray ghr kya paka hai so it was also also exchanging n still continues :D
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You called nano to?
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Nano means nani my mother's mum
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Nano means nani my mother's mum
I was confused when you said their kids. Seems you got Mamoon, khala of your age
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Lolz no I mean to say my mamu’s kid 
sorry my mistake
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Karela,lot of vegetables with Daal…
Even lot of farmers exchange their equipment with other farmers in village…
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Karela,lot of vegetables with Daal...............:D
Even lot of farmers exchange their equipment with other farmers in village....
Ji gaon dehaat main log shadi wagherah ke moqe per bartan aur bister tak doosron ke gharon se lene main nahin hichkichate.
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Ji gaon dehaat main log shadi wagherah ke moqe per bartan aur bister tak doosron ke gharon se lene main nahin hichkichate.
yes...yeh sab maiN ne Khud kiyaa huaa hai...mujhe yaad hai jis jis ghar se charpaaiyaaN, bistar vaGhaira aate unke naamoN kii chippiyaaN maiN charpaaii ke paaye ke neeche leii lagaa kar lagaataa...
...gaaoN meN ab bhii Khuloos hai aur vahaN abhii bhii aHsaas se yakjehtii hai...yeh shaadiyoN par rishtoN ko kapRoN kaa joRoN kaa len den, muNh dikhaaii, nevtaa [cash] denaa sab isii liye thaa k har koii shaadii attend kar saktaa aur laRkii ke vaaledain kii madad bhii ho jaatii...yahaN tak k jiskii iste'daad na hotii gaaoN ke sabhii logoN ko mada'00 karne kii to unke ghar bhii laRkii ke nikaah ke waqt saarii biraadarii ikaTThii hotii to give him support.
ek maze kaa kaam hai jo maiN kiyaa kartaa thaa aur vo bahot mazHaqa Khez bhii thaa...aur vo thaa...burq'e ikaTThaa karnaa! yeh ek lambii kahaanii hai, phir kabhii sahii :)
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With this tradition women also gained vital intelligence about Parosi house, about their personal relationship as well. the women of the neighborhood knew who is the guest in other's house:D
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You mean its a source of ‘Taank Jhank’ in others house
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jealousy ki boo aa rahi hai
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I never saw this exchanging system.If mum makes something yummy , she send it to the neighbors aisey he...not exchanging .