{"id":308317,"date":"2021-04-02T16:53:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T11:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=308317"},"modified":"2021-04-02T16:53:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T11:53:50","slug":"biryani-with-or-without-aalu-german-ambassador-sparks-the-controversial-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/biryani-with-or-without-aalu-german-ambassador-sparks-the-controversial-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Biryani With or Without Aalu? German Ambassador Sparks the Controversial Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Karachiites may fight with each other over petty things, but one thing that unites us all is biryani. We all know that Karachi is the king at serving delicious biryani and the you can never ever beat the taste which the City of Lights has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>Biryani comes in all forms and we love them all very dearly but over the years we have faced this very grave issue &#8211; a crucial debate that defines you as a person. Okay, jokes aside, it&#8217;s about whether you prefer potatoes or no potatoes in the heavenly concoction of rice, meat and spices.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_308337\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-308337\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-308337\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pakistani-Chicken-Biryani-2-e1608874346462.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1361\" height=\"1817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pakistani-Chicken-Biryani-2-e1608874346462.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pakistani-Chicken-Biryani-2-e1608874346462-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pakistani-Chicken-Biryani-2-e1608874346462-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pakistani-Chicken-Biryani-2-e1608874346462-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pakistani-Chicken-Biryani-2-e1608874346462-758x1012.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1361px) 100vw, 1361px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-308337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If you could smell this photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>The biryani debate is on!<\/h3>\n<p>There are always two sides fighting over whether <em>aalu<\/em> belongs in the biryani and German Ambassador to Pakistan, Bernhard Schlagheck has sparked that debate yet again!<\/p>\n<p>In a Twitter post, the ambassador praised <em>Karachi ki biryani<\/em> and said that &#8216;you can&#8217;t go wrong with it&#8217;.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">You can\u2019t go wrong with <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Biryani?src=hashtag_click\" data-focusable=\"true\">#Biryani<\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> in <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Karachi?src=hashtag_click\" data-focusable=\"true\">#Karachi<\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">! So good! Had it for lunch with my colleagues from <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GermanyinKHI\" data-focusable=\"true\">@GermanyinKHI<\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">, &amp; really loved it! Very rich in flavor &amp; aroma. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He also said that he loved the combination with potatoes but then dropped the question we are all afraid to answer.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I especially liked the combination with potatoes. Do you like your Biryani with or without potatoes?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You can\u2019t go wrong with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Biryani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Biryani<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Karachi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Karachi<\/a>! So good! Had it for lunch with my colleagues from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GermanyinKHI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GermanyinKHI<\/a>, &amp; really loved it! Very rich in flavor &amp; aroma. I especially liked the combination with potatoes. Do you like your Biryani with or without potatoes? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CqvITePH5i\">pic.twitter.com\/CqvITePH5i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ina Lepel (@GermanyinPAK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GermanyinPAK\/status\/1377520526864883718?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At first, some netizens tried to avoid it but the bomb had already exploded and what lies ahead now are crucial debates and memes. Let&#8217;s take a look at them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/KhattakQasim\/status\/1377543680395898884<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sir, the real biryani does not have potatos, since you started your career in pk from isb that where the violation of biryani started if u started from khi you would not even think of naming potato while eating biryani\ud83d\ude01<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NA-233, PS-94 (@yashan22) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yashan22\/status\/1377549470322278403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is nothing to replace &#39;potatoes&#39; in Biryani and the Sindhi biryani is the best, rich in everything.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Faiz Khilji (@KhiljiF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KhiljiF\/status\/1377543968209141761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Herr Schlagheck, you are staring a whole new debate here. It\u2019s like clash of the titans \ud83d\ude02<br \/>It reminds me the same debate<br \/>\u201cDoes pineapple belong on top of pizza or not\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Speechless (@pewzalmay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pewzalmay\/status\/1377531591875043328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You have touched a very sensitive nerve &#8230;this has the potential to cause civil war in Pakistan..<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/biryaniwithpotatoes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#biryaniwithpotatoes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; eff ess (@farhansaeed21) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/farhansaeed21\/status\/1377570697896075274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Do not, i repeat do not open that Pandora&#39;s box. People will go to war on this potato debate.<\/p>\n<p>Btw, Biryani is incomplete without potatoes.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ammar (@Ammar_Haider) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ammar_Haider\/status\/1377521539369820161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Some questions are too ridiculous to answer. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/So5HPKXU4G\">https:\/\/t.co\/So5HPKXU4G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Muniba Kamal (@MunibaKamal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MunibaKamal\/status\/1377538204484636675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Jo baat hai!<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Doesn&#39;t matter if it&#39;s with or without potatoes as long as the Biryani is made in karachi\ud83d\ude0b<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mahmood Oil Wala (@chacha_tunn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chacha_tunn\/status\/1377578814172188679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/lays-pakistan-drops-the-newest-flavor-of-their-chips-and-pakistanis-are-disgusted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lay&#8217;s Pakistan Drops the Newest Flavor of Their Chips and Pakistanis are Disgusted<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachiites may fight with each other over petty things, but one thing that unites us all is biryani. 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