Any members who visited each others countries

[Canaan]

israeli food
though there is a passage bellow
there is the standard falafel and hummus fare from Middle Eastern Jews, but then there’s also halvas and kebabs from Turkey. Add to that the schnitzels and kugels from Eastern European Jews, sabichs from the Iraqi Jews, as well as the yogurts and burekas of Balkan Jews, and you’ve got a range of food to please finicky eaters and desperate backpackers alike. I had initially told myself that I would only stick to Indian food while in India because I could get Western food anywhere, but after all the heavy curries and biryanis I’d been eating for every single meal in India, Israeli food was like a gift from the gods.

My favorite Israeli dish was shakshouka, an eggs and tomato concoction that originates in North Africa but can be found in some form all over the Mediterranean.
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None of that, apart maybe from the eastern european variants, is actually israeli food, all of the mentioned things are adopted from the local populations
If I start to eat i.e. vindaloo or pulav, can I claim as a Palestinian that vindaloo or pulav is Palestinian food?
regardless, I agree that they seem to be unfriendly to locals, at least that's what the thai I know told me

 

[Jackdaws]

hahaha they are really untouched by modernity.



you want to visit?

LOL - No - But I will not stop you if you want to. May the force be with you.

 

[Canaan]

ShakShuka, Lafa, Falafel, Pita with Salad et al.... Your going to tell me that it's not Israeli food right?

Of course it's not!!! My God!
Shakshuka is a Maghreb dish, Lafa is the arabic word for wrap, more precisely flat bread, Falafel again an arabic word which is the plural of felfelmeaning hot pepper and in a general meaning spiced and fluffy patties is a Levant dish originating from either the copts or ancient egyptians and certainly not Israelis or jews, Pita is the greek word for cake or pie, and is today the western word for the arabic bread called khubez, the first evidence of pita bread is from Damascus in Syria, while the "Israeli" pita strangely enough resembles the same bread consumed by Palestinians.
You see none of these dishes are of jewish or Israeli origin, rather they were adopted from the local population, and as I said before, I can't call pulav and or Vindaloo Palestinian just because I adopt it, they will still be indian dishes

 

[Jackdaws]

Falafel, shawrma etc. are Arabic and have been adopted by Israelis. Let's not forget the Israelis moved to what is now Israel only in the 1940s from all over Europe.

 

[Rumporum]

Falafel, shawrma etc. are Arabic and have been adopted by Israelis. Let's not forget the Israelis moved to what is now Israel only in the 1940s from all over Europe.

This is going to go off topic a small correction however is required here. Although many Israeli's lets say majority moved or migrated in 1930, 1940 from all over the world there always was/were always local Jewish population present.

 

[roach]

Of course it's not!!! My God!
Shakshuka is a Maghreb dish, Lafa is the arabic word for wrap, more precisely flat bread, Falafel again an arabic word which is the plural of felfelmeaning hot pepper and in a general meaning spiced and fluffy patties is a Levant dish originating from either the copts or ancient egyptians and certainly not Israelis or jews, Pita is the greek word for cake or pie, and is today the western word for the arabic bread called khubez, the first evidence of pita bread is from Damascus in Syria, while the "Israeli" pita strangely enough resembles the same bread consumed by Palestinians.
You see none of these dishes are of jewish or Israeli origin, rather they were adopted from the local population, and as I said before, I can't call pulav and or Vindaloo Palestinian just because I adopt it, they will still be indian dishes

Well I dunno. That's what the Israeli tourists like to eat, so the locals cook it for them, so by that reasoning it IS Israeli food, perhaps it's similar to other Arab/middle eastern dishes.

Kinda like my friends in Canada loved the Biryani we made at home, they think of it as Indian food but try telling that to a Pakistani...

 

[fatman17]

is this thread abt visiting each others countries or abt food?

 

[Water Car Engineer]

I went to Lahore once.

 

[S_O_C_O_M]

To Pakistani members who visited india. How did the surrounding indians react when they find out you are Pakistani.

 

[Rumporum]

is this thread abt visiting each others countries or abt food?

Exactly... Actually on hindsight the thread should have been have you visited each other countries if so what do you think about the food and beverage and what did you especially like there and why

 

[GentlemanObserver]

Visited India twice, interesting experience. Favourite memories are of Bangalore.

^^ don't know what he was thinking... xD

 

[Spring Onion]

To Pakistani members who visited india. How did the surrounding indians react when they find out you are Pakistani.

their reaction depends on skin colour. If you are fairer they think you are a gora. So staring is alot even in South India in this case.

If you are not fairer and have normal fair complexion they think he/she might be from North India.


In South India i experienced mixed reaction. At a motorbike shop the dealer was friendly when he came to know that i was from Pakistan and oh yeh also got some concession for the helmet price

The rickshaw driver in Chennai was happy and friendly when i converse with him in local language.


One bad experience and grins which i received in South Indian restaurants was when i used to drink water the normal way of putting the water glass to lips and the rest of local crowd was drinking water while holding the glass at height in the air and pouring the water in their mouth.

It was later that we came to know that they have this phobia of low castisim and to avoid possibility of touching the glass with their lips which might had been used by a low cast Hindu

 

[RPK]

their reaction depends on skin colour. If you are fairer they think you are a gora. So staring is alot even in South India in this case.

If you are not fairer and have normal fair complexion they think he/she might be from North India.


In South India i experienced mixed reaction. At a motorbike shop the dealer was friendly when he came to know that i was from Pakistan and oh yeh also got some concession for the helmet price

The rickshaw driver in Chennai was happy and friendly when i converse with him in local language.


One bad experience and grins which i received in South Indian restaurants was when i used to drink water the normal way of putting the water glass to lips and the rest of local crowd was drinking water while holding the glass at height in the air and pouring the water in their mouth.

It was later that we came to know that they have this phobia of low castisim and to avoid possibility of touching the glass with their lips which might had been used by a low cast Hindu [/QUOTE]




It is due to inproper cleaning of vessels in the hotels

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Visited Pakistan (Karachi) on business; number of times in the 90s. Was a mixed experience. The official response ranged from downright difficult to cold. In contrast, the personal response was very warm and hospitable. That is the experience that i choose to remember and will cherish all my life. According to me, the people's response is the one that is important (while the official reaction matters only to the extent of discomfort caused). Officials have an agenda to fulfill and some are more enthusiastic than others! God bless the officials!!!!

 

[Frankenstein]

hahaha they are really untouched by modernity.



you want to visit?

He is thinking about visiting Kalash Valley in Pakistan, what are you talking about??

Kalash people

There houses

There Place

This place is so tempting and beautiful that Ima gona visit it again in Summers