I think, Sindhi and Punajabi both take it after lunch.
What is the origin of Lassi?
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lols. Its not about Sindhi or Punjabi. Everyone is village life used to have that, but now chai has replaced it.
As far as origin of lassi is considered, please consult Hakuna (the Majj owner) 
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Climate!
Lassi has cooling effect on the body and therefore, makes a perfect summer drink
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Lassi is also consumed in winters. My observation says that it might have started due to big families (tabbars) and shortage of milk. As Lassi is basically milk with lot of water to fulfill the requirement of big tabbar.
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I dont know what is the concept of lassi but Majj owner 
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Muqawwee...Calcium...
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Not in Punjab. We do not consume lassi in winters (not* kachi lassi *at least, no never).
Proper kachi lassi should not taste like milk, it should taste like lassi the cooling drink.
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There are two lassi
Kachi lassi, which is basically diluted milk.
And a Khatti lassi, made of yoghurt or malai sometimes. Jolie is right, no lassi in winters, probably because winters are much colder in punjab compared to sindh.
It used to be standard 'drink' at anytime of the day. Not specifically only after lunch. Even after breakfast etc.
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Is Lassi also common outside sub-continent?
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There is this poem by Anwar Masood Lassi te Chaa; its a dialogue between chaai and lassi. really really interesting if you pay attention. It lays out the history of lassi and how the british influence introduced tea.
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Not in Punjab. We do not consume lassi in winters (not* kachi lassi *at least, no never).
Proper kachi lassi should not taste like milk, it should taste like lassi the cooling drink.
yes the taste is different than milk and in Sindh it is normally consumed after adding a pinch of salt. Meethi Lassi is not common in Sindh. Lassi is prepared during winters to produce butter, but consumed less than in summers.
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Is Lassi also common outside sub-continent?
Almost everywhere, where Sikhs live. Don't you have lassi? I think now its available in tetra pack as well
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Regarding British introducing chai… 
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It's interesting to read that British 'introduced' chai, we Brits were under the impression that it's due to the imperial adventures in East that introduced tea in our culture. I guess perhaps the British made tea look more fashionable and elite.
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It's interesting to read that British 'introduced' chai, we Brits were under the impression that it's imperial adventures in East that introduced tea in our culture. I guess perhaps the British made tea look more fashionable and elite.
They had to go through tough time to get acceptance of new drink because of local perceptions. Tea was considered injurious to liver and could not get acceptance till it was provided free and with free biscuits (that too from British biscuit factories termed as gora saheb biscuits)
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What is smoothie?
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Is Lassi also common outside sub-continent?
It's quite common in Turkey and they call it Ayran.
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What is smoothie?
Its not Lassi, as far as I know.
What is ad-riRka?
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They had to go through tough time to get acceptance of new drink because of local perceptions. Tea was considered injurious to liver and could not get acceptance till it was provided free and with free biscuits (that too from British biscuit factories termed as gora saheb biscuits)
The introduction of tea did wonders to increase British industrial efficiency. The factory workers could work for longer hours with an alert and calm mind simply because they could have sweet tea. The introduction of tea in British culture significantly transformed the British way of life and social gatherings, you can say that tea was one those things that made people quite proud of the Empire, lol.
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The introduction of tea did wonders to increase British industrial efficiency. The factory workers could work for longer hours with an alert and calm mind simply because they could have sweet tea. The introduction of tea in British culture significantly transformed the British way of life and social gatherings, you can say tea was one those things that made people quite proud of the Empire, lol.
Its interesting that they promoted an item which keeps people active. If Indians have conquered Britain, British would have been sleeping todate due to lassi :D