{"id":380104,"date":"2022-10-04T15:55:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T10:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=380104"},"modified":"2022-10-04T15:55:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T10:55:01","slug":"toheen-e-biryani-case-star-english-cricketer-says-biryani-is-just-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/toheen-e-biryani-case-star-english-cricketer-says-biryani-is-just-rice\/","title":{"rendered":"Toheen-e-Biryani Case: Star English Cricketer Says &#8216;Biryani is Just Rice&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Australian cricket writer and satirist Dennis Freedman tweeted a picture of English batsman Dawid Malan saying &#8216;<em>Biryani\u00a0<\/em>is just rice&#8217; yesterday and it has sparked a hilarious debate on social media.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/DennisCricket_\/status\/1576881808595357698?s=20&#038;t=9k2MqujSo9e5x20Q9BaMbQ<\/p>\n<p>Australian cricket writer, podcaster, blogger, and satirist Dennis Freedman&#8217;s tweet is going viral on social media as people hilariously attack Dawid Malan and the Aussie for making such a &#8220;blasphemous&#8221; statement.<\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly, Pakistanis jumped to defend Pakistan&#8217;s favorite dish.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what Twitterati said:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"tr\" dir=\"ltr\">Toheen-e-biryani case registered.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rahila Qureshi (@RQureshi01) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RQureshi01\/status\/1576945577937379328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2022<\/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=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uXvNLPfAak\">pic.twitter.com\/uXvNLPfAak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bilal Khan (@_bilalkhan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_bilalkhan\/status\/1576895941730500610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2022<\/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\">Now you are starting a war here by saying this&#8230;&#8230; Biryani is love.. Biryani is our janu&#8230;.. Biryani is junoon&#8230; Biryani is Great&#8230;. Biryani is motooooooo .. \ud83d\ude24\ud83d\ude24\ud83e\udd24\ud83e\udd24<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ansar Zafar (@AnsarZafar171) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnsarZafar171\/status\/1576942939229806594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/englands-captain-moeen-ali-leaves-internet-divided-after-picking-karachis-food-over-lahori-cuisine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">England&#8217;s Captain Moeen Ali Leaves Internet Divided After Picking Karachi&#8217;s Food Over Lahori Cuisine<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Blasphemous!!!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Atif Ahmad Raja (@RealAtifAhmad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealAtifAhmad\/status\/1576882183293181952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JawadZi77587404\/status\/1576995030338011136?s=20&#038;t=9k2MqujSo9e5x20Q9BaMbQ<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ezequiele_\/status\/1576952947027873793?s=20&#038;t=9k2MqujSo9e5x20Q9BaMbQ<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Man is about to start WW3 \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ahmad (@AhmadTweetsss) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AhmadTweetsss\/status\/1576907236445540357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-241728 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Biryani.jpg\" alt=\"biryani\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Biryani.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Biryani-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Biryani-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Biryani-192x108.jpg 192w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Biryani-384x216.jpg 384w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Biryani-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Biryani-728x409.jpg 728w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Biryani-561x314.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Biryani-608x340.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Biryani-758x424.jpg 758w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Biryani-86x48.jpg 86w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Biryani-171x96.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/yasir-hussain-slams-industry-for-not-paying-tribute-to-umer-sharif-and-amanullah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yasir Hussain Slams Industry for Not Paying Tribute to Umer Sharif and Amanullah<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>Pakistanis may not be the most thriving nation in the world, and we accept our shortcomings, but there is one thing we are certainly passionate about, and that&#8217;s food \u2013 particularly <em>biryani<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The iconic dish has variants in India and all across Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biryani is our red line.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; hassaan (@hassaan_aq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hassaan_aq\/status\/1576913759204843520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2022<\/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\">Biryani is an emotion. You can\u2019t call it \u201cjust rice\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sabah \ud83e\ude75 (@Sabaah_A) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sabaah_A\/status\/1576966326291410945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/KahnRida\/status\/1576890905616822272?s=20&#038;t=9k2MqujSo9e5x20Q9BaMbQ<\/p>\n<p>In a similar debate, England&#8217;s captain, Moeen Ali, recently went viral on social media after he told reporters that he was disappointed with Lahore&#8217;s food and said &#8216;Karachi was nice&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_380105\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-380105\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-380105\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dennis-freedman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dennis-freedman.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dennis-freedman-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dennis-freedman-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dennis-freedman-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dennis-freedman-758x424.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-380105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dennis Freedman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dennis Freedman is a popular cricket writer and satirist. The self-proclaimed &#8216;C-grade celebrity of Pakistan&#8217; and Pakola brand ambassador has a knack for sharing hilarious tweets on social media. He also runs a website called\u00a0&#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DennisCricket_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dennis Does Cricket<\/a>&#8216; where he writes articles and records podcasts about cricket.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think about Dawid Malan&#8217;s statement, do you agree that &#8216;<em>biryani\u00a0<\/em>is just rice&#8217;? If so, please report yourself to the Food Police!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian cricket writer and satirist Dennis Freedman tweeted a picture of English batsman Dawid Malan saying &#8216;Biryani\u00a0is just rice&#8217; yesterday and it has sparked a hilarious debate on social media. https:\/\/twitter.com\/DennisCricket_\/status\/1576881808595357698?s=20&#038;t=9k2MqujSo9e5x20Q9BaMbQ Australian cricket writer, podcaster, blogger, and satirist Dennis Freedman&#8217;s tweet is going viral on social media as people hilariously attack Dawid Malan and the Aussie for making such a [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/toheen-e-biryani-case-star-english-cricketer-says-biryani-is-just-rice\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":380106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2518,1298,2199,1606,1292,1291,2510],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-380104","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"category-culture","9":"category-featured","10":"category-food","11":"category-humor","12":"category-social-media","13":"category-sports"},"wps_subtitle":"'That's blasphemous,' says the internet.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dawid-malan-dennis-freedman-biryani-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dawid-malan-dennis-freedman-biryani-758x426.jpg",758,426,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dawid-malan-dennis-freedman-biryani.jpg",1000,562,false]},"author_name":"Sher Alam","categories_name":["Cricket","Culture","Featured","Food","Humor","Social Media","Sports"],"title_text":"Toheen-e-Biryani Case: Star English Cricketer Says \u2018Biryani is Just Rice\u2019","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2518,1298,2199,1606,1292,1291,2510&exclude=380104","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/380106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=380104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=380104"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=380104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}