{"id":320681,"date":"2021-07-09T18:39:10","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T13:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=320681"},"modified":"2021-07-09T18:40:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T13:40:44","slug":"karachi-has-the-best-biryani-netizens-trigger-the-age-old-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/karachi-has-the-best-biryani-netizens-trigger-the-age-old-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Karachi Has the Best Biryani: Netizens Trigger the Age-old Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Biryani, the crown of Karachi has often been dragged into debates for absolutely no reason. I mean, it&#8217;s already concluded that the City of Lights has the best of both worlds but people still argue over it.<\/p>\n<p>A Twitter user recently took to social media to appreciate the &#8216;food scene&#8217; in Karachi and called it the &#8216;mecca of food&#8217;. He wrote,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;As a Lahori I&#8217;m ashamed to admit Karachi is meca of food in Pakistan. Lahore doesn&#8217;t hv anything on Karachi. An ordinary biryani at Sindh High Court cafeteria is better thn bst Biryanis of Lahore except perhaps Waqas Biryani- some say Waqas&#8217;s is not a Biryani.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Unpopular opinion:<\/p>\n<p>As a Lahori I&#39;m ashamed to admit Karachi is meca of food in Pakistn. Lahore doesn&#39;t hv anything on Karachi. An ordinary biryani at Sindh High Court cafeteria is better thn bst Biryanis of Lahore except perhaps Waqas Biryani- some say Waqas&#39;s is not a Biryani. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8DMMspvxz5\">pic.twitter.com\/8DMMspvxz5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Usama Khawar Ghumman (@UsamaKhawar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UsamaKhawar\/status\/1412704869341872128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 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>In another tweet, he said the Lahoris are &#8216;master propagandists&#8217; because they have been able to successfully sell their &#8216;silly food as the best in the country&#8217;. He wrote,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Difficult to accept that Lahori food is inferior! Please don&#8217;t rub it in my face!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Difficult to accept that Lahori food is inferior! Please don&#39;t rub it in my face!<\/p>\n<p>P.S. Lahoris are master propagandists &#8211; Goebbels level &#8211; for ages Lahori have successfully sold their  silly food as the best in country.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Usama Khawar Ghumman (@UsamaKhawar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UsamaKhawar\/status\/1412722065703063557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 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>This triggered the ancient debate of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LahoreVsKarachi?src=hashtag_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#LahoreVsKarachi<\/a>, and Twitteratis had to share their unapologetic views. Here&#8217;s what they had to say:<\/p>\n<p>One Twitter user wrote,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Perhaps if you come to terms with the fact that Biryani doesn&#8217;t exist outside Karachi, it&#8217;ll become easy.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Perhaps if you come to terms with the fact that Biryani doesn&#39;t exist outside Karachi, it&#39;ll become easy. I did that in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahab Ahmad Khan (@ShahabAhmadKhan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShahabAhmadKhan\/status\/1412801411092467712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 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>Another commented,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;In short Biryani is Karachi and Karachi is Biryani.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ahmad86online\/status\/1413043907538178049<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are some more reactions.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/zubairi_arshad\/status\/1412818143186141184<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I thought Karachi has lost its touch. Where do you get best Biryani in khi anyway? Also, khi doesn\u2019t have a decent Chinese restaurant. The food quality has deteriorated over the years. If I\u2019m craving cheesy stuff I don\u2019t even know where to get it from. Khi food sucks!!!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eesha (@eesha108) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eesha108\/status\/1412793818735427591?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 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\">If only Biryani then YES you are right but as if you compare Javen Nihari (Extra Red Color added) vs Waris Nihari then you are wrong, Some things are better in Karachi and Some better in Lahore&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wakkas Qureshi (@wakkgladiator) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wakkgladiator\/status\/1412791236470136837?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 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\">One more person with under developed taste buds&#8230;! Sigh<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bugs Bunny \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 (@KhalaiMakhloq4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KhalaiMakhloq4\/status\/1413067039820992516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/afahim\/status\/1412755705631756294<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/engrumarmajeed\/status\/1412819067669450754<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, as the saying goes,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Lahore Lahore hai, lekin Karachi uska shohar hai.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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\/hira-mani-brings-her-desi-swag-to-sugar-land-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hira Mani Brings Her Desi Swag To Sugar Land, USA<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biryani, the crown of Karachi has often been dragged into debates for absolutely no reason. I mean, it&#8217;s already concluded that the City of Lights has the best of both worlds but people still argue over it. A Twitter user recently took to social media to appreciate the &#8216;food scene&#8217; in Karachi and called it the &#8216;mecca of food&#8217;. 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