#desifood

1. Every other person is expressing their love for chai

2. Moodboards for the most obscure and wonderful things, that I can't seem to live without now

3. SO MUCH INDIAN MYTHOLOGY. I can find anything from krishna-subhadra to panchali-arjun to bheem-duryodhana. It's fantastic. I'm in love.

4. The vibes. The VIBES >>>> . I feel like I'm sitting in front of a window, and it's raining and I'm having chai and pakoras whenever I open my tumblr and it's the best feeling ever.

5. Love the fact that people rant about their exams on here. Especially CBSE. I'm in college now, so it gives me immense and a somewhat twisted joy in laughing about the torture CBSE is putting them through, because, well, my time with that wretched institution is done.

6. The correlations between the supposed western world with indian mythology have my heart. I love how this generation of desis finds similarities in real life to what is written in the epics. For instance, I read a note on krishna and subhadra arguing over the TV remote!!

7. I just witnessed the circulation of Mahabharata memes and desis hating on yudhishthir (and rightfully so, he was an idiot who thought that keeping his wife as a prize in a fucking ludo game was wise) and I have never felt more content.

8. Just had an indepth argument/conversation/whatever we do on tumblr about how a golgappa's rightful name is gol gappa and not panipuri Or phuchka. I feel obligated to let you know that I have crowned myself the winner of this debate.

9. Just found out that draupadi invented golgappa. I owe this discovery to point no. 8. We, as a nation, owe her everything.

10. Found a really nice krishna-balram-subhadra appreciation post a few days back and I love how it was so eloquently written <3

11. SO MANY RRR FANFICS. I absolutely love the ram x bheem love stories ohmygod. I've also come across some smutty ones on tumblr and I've got to say- we have an active imagination 😏

12. All my mutuals loved the latest dad joke I posted- it's getting so much attention, I love it 😌

13. All of desi tumblr us freaking out about the indian origin candidates for the position of Britain's prime minister and I love the irony of how the country that colonised us for 200 years will maybe have an Indian origin prime minister 😌

14. I recently posted about how chicken tikka masala was Britain's national dish and I LOVED the responses xD

15. Adopting recent Instagram trends into indian mythology!! I just saw the "she's a 10" Trend being adapted to Indian Gods and Goddesses 😭💓

16. The shayari on the moon by desis is the reason I live.

The Indian cuisine you are familiar with is North Indian cuisine, which is very familiar to Eastern Pakistan (Punjab) cuisine. Why? Well because they share the same influence over them; the Mughuls. Mughuli cuisine and culture in general, is very much influenced by the Persian's, Afghan's and Uzbek's. The only difference in our food is that we prefer a lot more spices, compared to their more mild flavour.

Both East Pakistan and North India both have half of the Punjab Province, hence both countries share the same ethnic group and ultimately, the same cuisine. However, the other cultural groups of Pakistan and India are very different from one another. South India food, which is said to be spicier and less creamier than North India, is very different from anything you'll find in Pakistan. While the variety of culture and dishes in Northern, Eastern, and South- Western Pakistan are something you won't find in India.

Happy Diwali from the cast of DesiQuest!! Anjali put it best, “May your new year see all the Nat 20’s for love, prosperity, and joy.” 🪔🌼

Ft. Anjali Bhimani, Jasmine Bhullar, Omar Najam, Rekha Shankar, Sandeep Parikh

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