I challenged Lahore Eat to satisfy my Lahori appetite

[desert_bird]

Lahore is Lahore … !

(http://images.dawn.com/news/1174908/i-challenged-lahore-eat-to-satisfy-my-lahori-appetite-who-came-out-the-winner)

[muqawwee123]

Re: I challenged Lahore Eat to satisfy my Lahori appetite

@desert_bird

Lahore is Lahore … !

*(http://images.dawn.com/news/1174908/i-challenged-lahore-eat-to-satisfy-my-lahori-appetite-who-came-out-the-winner)

what did you try?

One thing I found that in most cases, such festivals provide food at extra high prices (beyond masses reach). If they can’t cater masses, what is the purpose of such festivals?

I just read in the article that there was an entry fee of Rs 200 /250 per person. So a family of four should pay Rs 1000 to enter the venue.

From the link:

Ticket price was definitely a put-off for quite a few families. A man visiting the park with his wife and two children said he doesn’t plan to go to the festival as it will cost him Rs800 at the entrance only and much more for food once inside. Similarly Shahnaz, standing outside the entrance with her daughter, complained the pricey entry ticket wasn’t a good idea because they will have to pay again for food inside. Or the ticket should be redeemed for food, she added.

On the other hand, chef Muneeze Khalid, who had brought her gorgeous and delicious baked goods to the fest, shared with me that one of the organisers told her security at the entrance were told to let in any family they felt could not afford tickets. Interesting!

Now is it necessary that a family should bargain with security walas that they can’t afford entry.

Moral of the story: such festival are chichora mazaq with a society, where people can’t feed their children properly and there are festival, which just consumed entry ticket price for which they can have their meals or at least ration for a week.*

[prototype]

I totally agree. Tasting stuff at different stall with a family of 4 was a straight 4-5000rs ki duzz ! 3 Samosay for 200rs and churro for 150rs was joke. Awaam ko ullu bananay kay naye tareeqay and people rushed to be a part of it for a show off.

[muqawwee123]

Re: I challenged Lahore Eat to satisfy my Lahori appetite

I would rather like be tagged adam baizar for not attending such festivals, to avoid fazool kharchi. People do rush towards such festivals as it is kinda status symbol to attend such festivals or places. Even I didn't like the idea of Port Grand , Karachi, where they charge you entry ticket (which can be adjusted against food price), but prices are so high. I mean, ghareeb ko to jeene ka koi haq hi nahin. Even, with advent of multiplexes, poor people can't even watch a movie. Just imagine Rs 500+ ticket for a person earning Rs 20,000-30,000 a month.

[Jolie]

Re: I challenged Lahore Eat to satisfy my Lahori appetite

@prototype

I totally agree. Tasting stuff at different stall with a family of 4 was a straight 4-5000rs ki duzz ! 3 Samosay for 200rs and churro for 150rs was joke. Awaam ko ullu bananay kay naye tareeqay and people rushed to be a part of it for a show off.

So much money for nicely wrapped 'street food', eh? You are better off going to androon Lahore to any roadside restaurant and get much better quality of food.

My cousins in Pakistan used to think that taking me to McDonalds or KFC would be proper nice little treat or dine out experience for me, but then you have to politely remind them that you have not flown seven oceans to come to an exotic country to eat McDonald fries, you know! Allow the burgers, where are the qeemey wale naaans, lol!

I always preferred ganney da juice from roadside vendor over coke/pepsi. They thought I was such a walaytee paindoo.

[desert_bird]

Re: I challenged Lahore Eat to satisfy my Lahori appetite

@muqawwee123

what did you try?

One thing I found that in most cases, such festivals provide food at extra high prices (beyond masses reach). If they can’t cater masses, what is the purpose of such festivals?

I just read in the article that there was an entry fee of Rs 200 /250 per person. So a family of four should pay Rs 1000 to enter the venue.

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Never go to such places pai jaan … oonchi dukan pheeka pakwan

[muqawwee123]

Re: I challenged Lahore Eat to satisfy my Lahori appetite

@desert_bird

Never go to such places pai jaan … oonchi dukan pheeka pakwan

so your line should have been ‘Lahore is Lahore’ even without such festivals.

[mahool]

Re: I challenged Lahore Eat to satisfy my Lahori appetite

@desert_bird, please provide your own commentary on Lahore is Lahore…

[desert_bird]

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@muqawwee123

so your line should have been 'Lahore is Lahore' even without such festivals.

They are just mummy daddy type festivals where DHA Aunties go for some photos etc. Real Lahore and its tasty food mostly you get from Interior Lahore ...

[mahool]

Re: I challenged Lahore Eat to satisfy my Lahori appetite

@desert_bird

They are just mummy daddy type festivals where DHA Aunties go for some photos etc. Real Lahore and its tasty food mostly you get from Interior Lahore ...

Can you share pictures of such festival held in DHA Lahore?