8 Bizarre Pakistani Food Items We Dare you to Eat

[Pandora]

I have tried tongue, liver and brain (hated it). An ox's tongue is a fine and healthy meal.

Would love to try balls though. Stomach is gross.

Balls are high in Testosterone so make sure you are married or you gonna have a hell of a night

 

[Zibago]

Balls are high in Testosterone so make sure you are married or you gonna have a hell of a night

There is always option of self diagnosis

 

[Spring Onion]

Hyderabadi Sheree paye ki niharim khao madam !!

ab gosht madam khati nahi ha warna kia huderabad kia delhi

 

[punit]

ab gosht madam khati nahi ha warna kia huderabad kia delhi

such me !

 

[Spring Onion]

such me !

I don't eat meat

 

[Genghis khan1]

I don't eat meat

Why?

8 Bizarre Pakistani Food Items We Dare you to Eat

Pakistanis rarely shy away from a challenge. We prefer our molehills to appear like mountains. And when it comes to food, everything is fair game. With Eid ul Azha 2016 just around the corner, let’s take a look at some of the most bizarre Pakistani food items we cook and serve at our tables.

1) MAGHAZ

Perhaps the only item on this list, yours truly has eaten, just the sight of brain masala is enough to send shivers down your spine. The creaminess of brains, mixed with spicy kerhai masala is actually very delicious. However not really sure if it makes you any more intelligent.

2) KALEEJI

I know what you’re thinking. This item isn’t bizarre enough. However surely there are plenty of people out there like me who cannot stand the thought of chomping down liver. Yes, it is said to be very good for health but the texture of liver and the smell too keeps me miles away.

3) BUTTAIN

My relatives pride themselves on making something from this organ. I, on the other hand wasn’t sure which organ this was and when searched, honestly wasn’t too pleased with the result. Buttain refer to the inside of a cow’s stomach. Usually served in a curry, the texture of Buttain is similar to a towel. That alone made me politely decline this particular Pakistani food item.

4) KAPOORAY

Didn’t have too much fun searching for this dish, I’ll be honest. The lengths I go to for an article surprise me. Kapooray are made from testicles, usually from a goat. Why anyone would want to eat them is beyond me. Still you pay for your sacrificial animal you might as well get your money’s worth.

5) KHATAKHAT

Now things are really getting out of hand. If the items above weren’t bizarre enough, here is a dish that is a mixture of all the organs of an animal. Kidneys, brains, testicles, you name it, this dish has it all. Other than the sound the cook makes with his spatulas, nothing about Khatakhat is pretty.

6) FEET

No stranger to paye, we Pakistanis also have a dish called Panjo ka soup, and when looked up is a dish made entirely up from chicken claws. Why, I do not know. Those claws are nothing short of a nightmare, why anyone would make a soup out of them is beyond me.

7) TONGUE

Ours are already very long. But that doesn’t stop us from indulging in a cold cut of an animal’s tongue. Said to be a delicacy, Lord knows why, these are mostly served in sandwiches. Their texture is velvety and a dollop of mayo would probably make it a wholesome meal for someone more daring perhaps.

8) THE HEAD

No, this isn’t like the brains. This is the actual head of an animal. The dish known as Mundi Salan offers diners a chance to have the entire head of a goat served in a curry. Again I do not know why.

Being a total chicken, I have not and will not try anything on this list save one. Which dishes have you tried or want to try?

I am glad I eat none of this crap. Tried Kalejee few times as a kid and that's all. I believe these meals historically evolved as a poor man's meat dishes. Since these were the leftovers and are not part of any proper meat cut .

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[Spring Onion]

Why?

I don't know but i can't eat it since childhood. It is soo difficult when you have brothers who enjoy mutton karahi every now and then and you cannot eat.

 

[Cherokee]

I don't know but i can't eat it since childhood. It is soo difficult when you have brothers who enjoy mutton karahi every now and then and you cannot eat.

Some people are born that way . Is it because you feel bad eating flesh or because of some sort of allergy ? I was a vegetarian and started eating meat regularly late but I love it now .

 

[Genghis khan1]

I don't know but i can't eat it since childhood. It is soo difficult when you have brothers who enjoy mutton karahi every now and then and you cannot eat.

All I eat is meat. I can't eat Veggies. Even if I try, they don't taste good plus won't fill me up.

 

[dadeechi]

Reminds me of a story of a guy who went to a restaurant in southern France, or maybe Spain.
He noticed another guest being served a dish with two large balls in a sauce.
The dish looked delicious, so he asked the waiter what it was.
Bulls testicles...

Nice, can I have that?
No, we only serve it on Sundays, and only to one person, after the local bullfight.

The guy decided to return next Sunday right after the bullfight,
sat down an ordered "the testicles from todays Bullfight"
He was acknowledged and was happily waiting for his meal.

This would be something to write home about!

The waiter came back, proudly presenting the plate.
When he saw it, he was disappointed because the testicle were just a fraction of the size
of those he saw last Sunday.

How come they are so small?

The waiter replied without a moment losing his stance...

- Today the Bull won!

Does EU allow consuming Human flesh of the dead?

That is very progressive. Hope other countries follow EU example.

It is very important that we do not waste food and should make use of every bit that is available.

 

[ghazi52]

I never eat this..........

 

[Spring Onion]

All I eat is meat. I can't eat Veggies. Even if I try, they don't taste good plus won't fill me up.

Some people are born that way . Is it because you feel bad eating flesh or because of some sort of allergy ? I was a vegetarian and started eating meat regularly late but I love it now .

I hardly can eat few things. I can cook best beef/mutton dishes but cannot eat. It is not about feeling bad or anything like that but it is i just dont feel any fascination or love for eating meat.

It is like many many people love rice but I eat rice just for sake of eating otherwise I won't go for rice by choice

 

[denel]

Some people are born that way . Is it because you feel bad eating flesh or because of some sort of allergy ? I was a vegetarian and started eating meat regularly late but I love it now .

I prefer vegetarian or fish which i have caught either in Namibia or comes from sea e.g. Hake. I have given up eating meat all together given how commericialised the practise of feedlots are and you are eating poutry or beef that has undergone growth hormone and unnatural diet. Personally if it is game meat or kalahari chicken then no issues otherwise, the regular commercial grade meat is not on my table.

 

[Cherokee]

I prefer vegetarian or fish which i have caught either in Namibia or comes from sea e.g. Hake. I have given up eating meat all together given how commericialised the practise of feedlots are and you are eating poutry or beef that has undergone growth hormone and unnatural diet. Personally if it is game meat or kalahari chicken then no issues otherwise, the regular commercial grade meat is not on my table.

Fascinating . Tell me about Kalahari chicken .

 

[ghazi52]

Goat/Sheep Blood Soup

And here is the slightly less appetising side of the other national dish of Kyrgyzstan (beshbarmak)…

One possible course from the Beshbarmak is a soup made from the animals blood and some other assorted parts.