Pakistani cuisine?

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Do we have any food that’s Pakistan specific or region specific. Like I was trying to think up of food that’s uniquely of a small region like from chakwal or lahore or quetta but I can’t think of anything that isn’t found everywhere else in Pakistan or rest of South Asia. But I am not a foodie so my knowledge is very limited.

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what about sindhi or balochi native dishes? there's got to be at least something very regional there? @muqawwee123 @mahool

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Yes , I am sure there are. Karachiites makes dishes that are not even known to us punjabi's in Punjab. Similarly , kashmiri's have a varied taste too and their dishes might have the similar names to popular south asian dishes,, but the ingredients used are extremely different ..

For example, Kari pakora. Its done differently in punjab while kashmiris make kari a totally different manner , indians do it with different spices as well .

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This also reminds me of Sohan halwa, if i am not wrong , its very specific to Multan ?

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I think karachi overshadows the rest of sindh by having its own culture. I'm sure sindh has some food that isn't mainstream.

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I've been to all over Pakistan, all four provinces + Kashmir but dear God we always end up eating maash ki daal. That should be our national dish.

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But the dishes found in Karachi...such as the street food....although it might not be found in Punjab, it's found in India. And many dishes are found in Indian cuisine and have Indian origins. Yes, Karachi'ites and Punjabis may cook their kadhi and nihari and gol-guppay differently...but these are found in India too. It's an interesting question. I'm curious about dishes that are of strictly Pakistani origin though I don't have issues with eating dishes that are not unique to Pak or one region of Pak.

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Sajji (Balochi dish) @Mir Baloch

Karachi
http://www.paklinks.com/gs/culture-literature-and-linguistics/648986-the-best-desi-food-in-karachi.html

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Yeah, this is the question I was asking. It's obviously impossible to find something completely different because so many people immigrated from India but things have been evolving for a while. Did they merge with the local culture and create something new? Or did the local culture survive?

I was watching an Indian show about food from different areas and some food was different and some so familiar. I started wondering what there would be uniquely in a smaller radius. There are so many villages and I'm sure there's cuisine hiding somewhere that hasn't become mainstream. (like I found a vegetable that has flowers in it. I thought flowers were a masterchef thing lol!)

Maybe katlama is a good contender?

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  • Sajji - Baluchistan
  • Saie Bhaji - Sindh (made of spinach)
  • Thaddi - Sindh (best drink to have during summer)
  • Sindhi Biryani
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Chapli kababs are purely frontier cuisine. Gushtaba is very Kashmiri. Sajji is balochi. Makai ka saag is purely Punjabi.

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makai ka saag? greens of corn? people eat that? :eek:

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Was hoping for samples... sigh

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Dang it :smack:. I meant sarson ka saag and makai ki roti

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مادھو لال کے عرس کا قتلما
قصور کی میتھی,اندرسے,توا مچھلی
نمک منڈی کی چانپیں اور کڑاہی
سٹوڈنٹ بریانی

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Thank God! We started to question @Niksik’s cooking skills.

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Palla machli of Sindh and Sajji from Balochistan are well known dishes.

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Karachi represents culture of all the communities living there and there is nothing specific that Karachiite claim of their own as far as the food is concerned. All Nihari, Haleem, Biryani are from outside areas. There might be something traditional with Karachiites, but that would be with people of Lyari and other old areas.

Karachi was a Hindu dominated area before 1947, so if you want to look into traditional dishes of Karachi, you should have to look at Sindhi Hindus of India. After around 7 decades, Karachi does not have its ownership. Every one says ‘hum Delhi wale’, ‘Hum UP wale’, hum Bihar wale… you will find food from these areas in Karachi, but nothing specific that can be termed Karachiite food.

For variety of sweet dishes in Sindh:

http://www.paklinks.com/gs/culture-literature-and-linguistics/640302-dessert-dishes-from-different-cultures.html

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Chinyoti Gosht from Chinyot.

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I agree , but that is where my point comes through in addition. The dishes have the same names across regions but they are being made very very differently. They taste differently across regions. Kari pakora is an example. Pakistani origin kari has onion and tomatos in it. Indians only do basic powder masalas and add achar to it too.

I feel its not the origin of a dish we are after , probably we are after "which dish is famous for which place" .

For example here in England, there is a season when we get a particular candy in Blackpool. Its called Rock . Its so highly associated with Blackpool and Brighton that anyone who goes to those cities is recommended to have some Rock too ! The same candy is branded differently in many other parts of the UK ! Halloween time , the shops are full of it !