Pakistani Restaurants vs Indian Restaurants in the West

[Itachi]

@OsmanAli98

I have tried various Pakistani & Indian restaurants. Even ate in the house of some of my Indian friends. Pakistani cuisine hands down beats the Indian cuisine imo (in my opinion). There's no match.

That said, even the US Pakistani restaurants are nothing compared to Canadian Pakistani or simply Pakistani restaurants. There's a great difference in taste that is caused by ingredients & their variety that can be only made in Pakistani.

 

[xyxmt]

we have to fight even in a thread relating to food, that is shameful

 

[TheDarkKnight]

Indian dishes can not be generalized as there r basically of 2 or 3 styles or types of them.. From south, from east and from north west to western side...
The north west, west and central part, well they are like pakistani dishes with minor differences.
South and Eastern side is a different ball game altogether. We aint used to the taste or the amount of coconut in various forms.
When it comes to pulses and vegetables i have found indians to be really good at it whereas pakistani are far ahead when it comes to meat or meat+veg dishes. Indians visit pak restaurants for the grill, meat dishes mainly. Contrary to general belief there are tons and tons of Hindus who eat meat / chicken and i know many who are hooked to pakistani restaurants.

Exactly my thoughts. There is no “Indian Food”, the region has 100s of cuisines and you cant categorize. I have found hyderabadi, punjabi food pretty similar to Pakistani - not the same as I can tell some differences. Even Pakistani food varies across the region - the food you get in punjab is different from NWFP.
I have no clue what the OP is trying to get at - when I eat its because I am hungry and what I feel like eating, and i have never thought of superiority or inferiority.
If you want to know about success then Indian restaurants are a lot more known among local Americans, they have definitely shown better entrepreneurial skills and made their food brand well known. If you need proof just read any Pakistani restaurant boards - for marketing purposes it will always read serving “Indian and Pakistani cuisine” - where as Indian restaurants would only mention “Indian” only.

 

[AsifIjaz]

Exactly my thoughts. There is no “Indian Food”, the region has 100s of cuisines and you cant categorize. I have found hyderabadi, punjabi food pretty similar to Pakistani - not the same as I can tell some differences. Even Pakistani food varies across the region - the food you get in punjab is different from NWFP.
I have no clue what the OP is trying to get at - when I eat its because I am hungry and what I feel like eating, and i have never thought of superiority or inferiority.
If you want to know about success then Indian restaurants are a lot more known among local Americans, they have definitely shown better entrepreneurial skills and made their food brand well known. If you need proof just read any Pakistani restaurant boards - for marketing purposes it will always read serving “Indian and Pakistani cuisine” - where as Indian restaurants would only mention “Indian” only.

I agree with u on the pakistani dishes thing. Pakistani food is more or less the same across punjab, nwfp, balochistan and sindh. The difference is in the amount of red spice, green spice, tomatoes used. Same way the nwfp and balochis mainly use lamb and sindh and punjab use goat meat. Their dishes are 75 percent same except a few here and there like shinwari karahi, rosh, suhbat, mandi etc.
The difference in pakistani cuisine is most profound when u look at main pakistani dishes and those of hunza, GB and some kashmiri dishes.
In west and GCC, indian population is comparatively more, almost double than that of pakistani. They are also overall "mostly" more settled and socio-economically more stable than pakistanis. People are mostly used to seeing indian restaurants as they are also more established and more prominent (comparatively) than pakistani ones, which are not common and good ones with ambiance and at a good location arent that many. On the other hand its my personal experience that western colleagues once hooked to pakistani karahi, meat and mixed dishes just can not let go. The desi pakistani restaurant opened properly with good investment do a roaring business.

 

[ghazi52]

Exactly my thoughts. There is no “Indian Food”, the region has 100s of cuisines and you cant categorize. I have found hyderabadi, punjabi food pretty similar to Pakistani - not the same as I can tell some differences. Even Pakistani food varies across the region - the food you get in punjab is different from NWFP.
I have no clue what the OP is trying to get at - when I eat its because I am hungry and what I feel like eating, and i have never thought of superiority or inferiority.
If you want to know about success then Indian restaurants are a lot more known among local Americans, they have definitely shown better entrepreneurial skills and made their food brand well known. If you need proof just read any Pakistani restaurant boards - for marketing purposes it will always read serving “Indian and Pakistani cuisine” - where as Indian restaurants would only mention “Indian” only.

True.
Rightly explained.

 

[Jaanbaz]

I rarely eat out but when I do I make sure its a Pakistani restaurant.

 

[Asian.Century]

With out a doubt Pakistani restaurants and shops be it serving Lahori food, Peshawari food or Sindhi briyani, Pakistanis make solid and extremeley tasty food. The best desi food.

 

[Placemat]

With out a doubt Pakistani restaurants and shops be it serving Lahori food, Peshawari food or Sindhi briyani, Pakistanis make solid and extremeley tasty food. The best desi food.

They have no vegetarian food. So to me it dont matter.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

I live in NYC yeah we get food from all over but for those living abroad which restaurants you like Pakistani or Indian

In UK where I live we don't unfortunately have any Pakistani restaurents. I either go to Indian, Desi or halal joints. But no Pakistani.

 

[Yankee-stani]

In UK where I live we don't unfortunately have any Pakistani restaurents. I either go to Indian, Desi or halal joints. But no Pakistani.

Really not even in the Pakistani or Mirpuri areas

 

[ShaikhKamal]

My family always visit Pakistani restaurants since they have Halal food especially beef kababs, mutton and chicken. Not too fond of vegetarian food at high prices in the Indian restaurants.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Really not even in the Pakistani or Mirpuri areas

Well, I was on way back home from visit in Worcester and made a stop over in Birmingham to see a old mate from university days. Birmingham has huge Pakistani diaspora and he took me to a desi place called Tipu Sultan Indian restaurent. Decent food. It was clearly signed as 'Indian'. We drove through the famous Balti triangle and all I saw was mostly Indian restaurents serving kebabs etc or halal joints or kashmiri restaurents but honestly I did not see one Pakistani restaurent. Maybe you have them in USA?

 

[Mamadouso]

I will always choose a Pakistani restaurant over Indian. The portions are always too small in the Indian restaurants and they over charge.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

List :

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/wh...ndian-restaurant-moseley-kings-heath-15287795

 

[Nilgiri]

Well, I was on way back home from visit in Worcester and made a stop over in Birmingham to see a old mate from university days. Birmingham has huge Pakistani diaspora and he took me to a desi place called Tipu Sultan Indian restaurent. Decent food. It was clearly signed as 'Indian'. We drove through the famous Balti triangle and all I saw was mostly Indian restaurents serving kebabs etc or halal joints or kashmiri restaurents but honestly I did not see one Pakistani restaurent. Maybe you have them in USA?

Canada has lot of good restaurants pakistani run....in fact im friends with some of them.

Best biryani joint i been to in Canada was run by Pakistanis too. But maybe in north america there is more of a sweet spot to have a USP for a culture etc.

That is surprising about UK ...I've always thought there is fair enough presence of pak run joints....but I only been to London and cpl other spots.