British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Christian Turner is all praise for Pakistan and its delicious food. He expressed his love for the culture and cuisine in a recent show.
Pakistani food is all he is raving about
Christian Turner is currently touring Pakistan. He recently appeared on Arshad Sharif’s show on ARY News. The UK diplomat simply enjoyed his visit and expressed his gratitude in Urdu.
“I am enjoying my time in Pakistan. I hope you don’t mind me trying my imperfect Urdu,” he said.
UK High Commissioner To Pakistan @CTurnerFCO Is A Fan Of Scrumptious Pakistani Food.
He Shared His Love For Pakistani Cuisine And Cities On ARY News, Anchor @arsched Show, "I Am Enjoying My Time In Pakistan.
He Shared That Pakistani Food Is Very Delicious.#VisitPakistan2020 pic.twitter.com/5telfgfleL
— Pakistan (Heaven On Earth) 🇵🇰 (@Tourism_In_PK) January 29, 2020
He also talked about the food and said he cannot resist ‘daal’, ‘saag’ or any other local dish. Talking about the food culture in Lahore, he said ‘Lahore Lahore hai’ (Lahore is Lahore) and he got to try so many different types of food there.
“Pakistani food is very delicious. You can give me daal, saag or anything; I really like it. “Lahore is Lahore and they did feed me a lot food. I came back and I had to go on a diet for about a week because all I had done was eat.”
Earlier, he had also shared a photograph of Pakistani food which he tried in Lahore and said that he has become a fan of the city.
“Jinnay Lahore nahi wekh-e-ya aou jamiya nahi” reminds me of Samuel Johnson’s “if you are tired of London…”. Lahore, consider me born! (Oh, & did I mention the food?) #GettingtoKnow🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/bSRoWiLi0v
— Christian Turner (@CTurnerFCDO) January 13, 2020
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Some Biryani to go, please?
On his visit to Pakistan, Christian also met with Murad Ali Shah and pulled off the traditional Sindhi topi and ajrak. He is currently in Karachi and is yet to try Biryani, the must-have cuisine from Karachi. He is down for the taste people.
Braving the Sindhi topi & ajrak scarf, with thanks to @MuradAliShahPPP – good to be back in Karachi, roshniyoon ka shehr (though I still need to try the Biryani…) pic.twitter.com/MhG7EFCzM0
— Christian Turner (@CTurnerFCDO) January 27, 2020
Christian Turner also talked about cricket, and said that ‘Cricket hamare khoon mein hai’ (Cricket runs in our blood). He said that he would like the England cricket team to play here.
“We have some top English players coming to Pakistan Super League (PSL) this year which is very exciting. Next month, our most prestigious cricket club Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), is bringing a President’s XI to playing a series of matches in Lahore. I hope that is the first step on a path to return of the England team,” he concluded.
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