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Karachi has better food than Lahore. England skipper Moeen Ali thinks so too

Karachi has better food than Lahore. England skipper Moeen Ali thinks so too

The cricketer said during a press conference that he was a little "disappointed" in Lahore whereas Karachi was "nice".
03 Oct, 2022

The debate about who has better food, Karachi or Lahore, has been a long and heated one and we now know what side of the argument England skipper Moeen Ali falls on — he’s team Karachi all the way!

On Sunday, the England cricket team defeated Pakistan by 67 runs to clinch the seven-match series 4-3. In a press conference after the match, a journalist asked Ali about how satisfied the team has been with the security provided during their Pakistan tour and if they got to try Pakistani food while here.

Drawing the line between the two cities where the matches were played, Karachi and Lahore, Ali said the security had been “outstanding” and much more than what they were expecting.

But when it came to food, he said, “I’ve been a little bit disappointed in Lahore, Karachi was really nice. Everything’s nice but this time I found it a little bit disappointing maybe because I lost my tastebuds a bit.”

The team visited Pakistan after 17 years and food has clearly been on the agenda. England bowler Mark Wood told Geo TV that daal was one of his favourite dishes in Pakistan.

Food is that one subject that turns a normal discussion into a heated debate in a matter of minutes between people from Karachi and Lahore. But does that mean Ali’s stamp of approval for Karachi food will put an end to this debate? We don’t think so.

Which side of the argument do you fall on? Team Karachi or Team Lahore?

Comments

Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Oct 03, 2022 02:55pm
It seems he hasn't seen or tasted nothing real Lahori as yet.
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Irfan_Sydney Oct 03, 2022 03:31pm
I fully agree with him.
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Ibad Oct 03, 2022 03:34pm
Karachi food for sure. Lahori probably can make good nashta but other than that Karachi Karachi hai. Anytime in the day.
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Ahmer Oct 03, 2022 03:51pm
Truth has been spoken. Karachi food is the best.
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Taj Ahmad Oct 03, 2022 04:07pm
No doubt, Karachi have always better and tasty foods since 1947 mainly Biryanis-Qurma-Haleem-Nihari-Sikhkabab-Tandoori Nan-sheermal-Kheer and lots more. Karachi restaurant always served tasty foods.
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NYS Oct 03, 2022 04:23pm
Karachi must have good food in town but as far concern Lahore there is known slogan "لاھور لاھور اے جن نے لاھور نھیں "ویکھیا او جمیا نھیں Said because of its food ,citizen lifestyle The true Punjabi taste is here
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Tanvir Khan Oct 03, 2022 04:33pm
Karachi has a very wide variety of foods from different cultures. In 1970, I was offered food in a pre-partition restaurant in Joria Bazaar. Without knowing what it is, I just enjoyed eating it. After 4 years, I saw the same dish at a Christmas party at the University of Saarbrücken, Germany. My girlfriend told me it's caviar, a delicacy!!! Caviar is fish eggs!!!
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Philosopher (From Japan) Oct 03, 2022 04:40pm
Lahori food is too oily that actual taste submersed.
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Tim Oct 03, 2022 04:47pm
Karachi food has more variety, Nihari, to Gola kebab, haleem, so on. Go to burns road, may be I am wrong but i mostly find payey, murgh cholay, daal chawal n usual grilled food, grilled food has more variety with baloch n Sindhi n afghan food also brings bit of variety plus gujrati food, south indian food all is available in Karachi
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Arsalan Alvi Oct 03, 2022 04:57pm
There is no comparision between Lahore and Karachi food. The multi ethic diversity blend takes it miles apart from anything the rest of Pakistan has to offer.
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Asim Oct 03, 2022 05:41pm
Definitely Karachis food scene has evolved and improved alot in last few years whereas Lahore is still stuck in Lahore Lahore hai
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ENGR Hamid Shafiq Oct 03, 2022 05:55pm
May be he likes only Biryani whose taste different across Pakistan especially compare with Karachi.
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SAM Oct 03, 2022 05:56pm
He is right. Even as a Punjabi, I found Lahori food prepared with a lot of love, but rather crudely. Karachi food is much more refined and does taste a lot better. Food across the border in Amritsar is also a lot more refined than in Lahore.
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Samsam Oct 03, 2022 06:04pm
one man's food is another man's posion
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A Oct 03, 2022 06:18pm
Sindh is the best.
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Majid Oct 03, 2022 06:27pm
Honestly, its not Karachi and Lahore, but Peshawar has the best food in Pakistan.
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Truth be told Oct 03, 2022 06:42pm
He went to the wrong places.
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Truth be told Oct 03, 2022 06:43pm
May be his taste buds are in tune with the fake un-original food being served in UK.
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Awais Oct 03, 2022 06:58pm
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Lahoris have only one skill to enhance the taste of food which is "put more oil, ghee, desi ghee, cream and butter". There is another ingredient called Spices. Lahoris should learn to add right amount of spices in the food. Spices make Sub-Continent food different from the whole world. If they want to join the league, they should know how to use them.
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Abu Saleh Oct 03, 2022 07:02pm
This is what happens when you think you can make Biryani by mixing chicken curry with plain rice :D
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zarmeena azeem Oct 03, 2022 07:05pm
After a defeat on their own soil everything tastes bitter to Pakistanis.
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Concerned Oct 03, 2022 07:12pm
Let it be resolved now that we have an objective review, Karachi food represent all of Pakistan and is superior in taste...
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Aftab Khan Oct 03, 2022 07:21pm
Lahore and in general Punjabi food has far too much unwanted oil , too much deep frying so difficult to find attractive for most who are not used to it and used to a more authentic taste of good. Example Paye / Nihari with a layer of oil many centimetres thick completely ruins it. Simple rule if you can see / detect oil on any food that means it’s too much.
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SG Oct 03, 2022 07:22pm
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Joke of the century.
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Shahla Oct 03, 2022 07:28pm
Karachi has great diversity of people hence a much wider range of foods. Lahore food is too heavy and oily. I think karachi has best food in Pakistan
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Chacha Oct 03, 2022 07:29pm
Karachi food and variety is unmatched around the world, even the best Lasi is from Karachi. There are places in Lahore where you can find some really tasty food. When it comes to variety, everyone else is miles away. Other thing that is top class in Karachi is Tailors and Dry cleaners, (Dhoby)
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VoiceOfReason Oct 03, 2022 07:34pm
Karachi is a melting point of many subcontinental cultures. Food here is phenomenal. Not just desi food but international cuisine. In quality, options and variety. Nothing like it in Lahore or any other city in the rest of the subcontinent.
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Kashif Abbasi Oct 03, 2022 07:37pm
Being a karachi, who has lived in lahore for a decade. Karachi food is flavor contaminated; Lots of spices. Where is lahori food though less in spicez gives the real taste of the base ingredients. E.g seekh kebabs of karachi, lamb, beef or chicken.. taste the same.
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Wahab UK Oct 03, 2022 08:02pm
100% agree with Moeen.
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Texas Tariq Oct 03, 2022 08:50pm
Yeah but overall hygiene is a lot better in Lahore. I would not eat or drink in Karachi after watching some undercover shows about Karachi food. Remember the rat samosas? And PIA caught serving leftovers from wedding halls? That's all Karachi.
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Nadeem Shah USA Oct 03, 2022 08:57pm
Grill meats are inedible from Karachi, they use too many spices to kill the flavor of the meat. Karachi food is oversized up, this is the same as Indian food with food cooked in overkill of spices. There is no authentic Karachi food, it's a mix of different immigrants, but real Lahori cusine has been around centuries, this guy probably ate at the wrong places.
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M. Emad Oct 03, 2022 09:08pm
Pakistani food rich & Unhealthy. Vegetarian & vegan diets are better for the environment, planet earth.
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GettingThere Oct 03, 2022 09:31pm
Lahore food is just over rated. East or West Karachi is the best
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Mehmood Oct 03, 2022 09:34pm
I am a Lahori and I say "What does Lahore have to offer apart from Naan chane and hooves"
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Kasam hussain Oct 03, 2022 09:38pm
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad who cares
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Ahmad Oct 03, 2022 10:12pm
Sure but does he know Lahore and Karachi cuisine are different.. he is comparing apples to oranges…
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Asad Oct 03, 2022 10:43pm
Everyone except people from Lahore knows this as a fact: Karachi's food is better than lahore's
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NYS Oct 03, 2022 11:07pm
@Mehmood sharing street food haleem Tikka fish hareesa falooda Chaman ice cream seekh kabab goes a long list....
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Shehryar Oct 03, 2022 11:10pm
Just his opinion.. Does not change any fact
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SJ Oct 03, 2022 11:30pm
Hear a Pakistani who is neither a Karachiite nor a Lahori, and I have travelled a lot to these cities. When it comes to food Karachi is far superior, unfortunately Lahori food is way too over rated. Period! End of discussion...
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Anonymouseee Oct 04, 2022 02:42am
Karachi good certainly is the best.
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Sid Oct 04, 2022 03:00am
Lahore has got complacent that’s why the food standard has dropped.
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jamil bhatti Oct 04, 2022 04:50am
This was not even a question , I m from Lahore but food is Karachi. Ask a Baloch , Pathan or Sindhi ..they will say the same . Only us Lahorias have this false notion of Lahori food being tastier. This has been done and dusted argument. Dont know of a Lahori dish ever being exported outside of Punjab to other parts of the country , the converse has numerous examples.
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Someone Oct 04, 2022 04:56am
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad of course daal fried in machine grease.
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Someone Oct 04, 2022 05:04am
@Texas Tariq sour grapes :)
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imran Oct 04, 2022 05:10am
May be 17 years back it was lahore but as Loolywood moved to Karachi for a taste so does the food too, so i agree with him as now Karachi have more variety of foods around the world then in Lahore
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Dawn Oct 04, 2022 05:28am
Moeen failed to visit the best places in Lahore!
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Cruel lender Oct 04, 2022 05:50am
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad he does not want to take risk.
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A Karachite Oct 04, 2022 07:17am
I totally agree !
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Pervez Mahmood Oct 04, 2022 07:27am
Karachi, without any doubt.
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Naqad Oct 04, 2022 08:20am
The spice level is high in Karachi the purity of food is high in Lahore!
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ENGR Hamid Shafiq Oct 04, 2022 08:32am
@M. Emad We don't need your opinion on beef eating
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Ali Oct 04, 2022 09:13am
@Ibad totally agree
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Ali Oct 04, 2022 09:16am
@Majid I think you may be right especially for meat dishes
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Harry Oct 04, 2022 09:43am
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, Joke of the century,sir.
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saksci Oct 04, 2022 09:56am
@A He is talking about Karachi food not Sindhi food.
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KB Oct 04, 2022 09:56am
He didn't like eating dogs.
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Iqbal Khan Oct 04, 2022 10:18am
Lahore
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Asad Oct 04, 2022 10:43am
I agree. Karachi food anyday, lahore food is no match to it.
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Imran Oct 04, 2022 10:45am
@Chacha joke of century. Nobody outside the country heard of it.
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Daim Oct 04, 2022 11:27am
there is no competition.. Karachi food is way better then Lahore..
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Danish Oct 04, 2022 11:57am
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Besides murg Choley and paya… Lahore doesn’t have much to offer!
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Oye Roti Khaadee ae Oct 04, 2022 12:10pm
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad you mean "sarson ka saag" and "makayee ki roti".
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