Chai culture
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Tea remains undoubtedly the most popular drink in Pakistan. Whether it is being served in our personal drawing rooms or fresh at a roadside dhabba – there remains a close cultural bond associated with chai.
Dawn.com ventured out into the streets of Karachi to find out a bit more about the popular variations and spots where one can find the best chai in the city. – Photos by Raheel Qureshi and Text by Suhail Yusuf/Dawn.com
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Feb 02, 2011 12:33pm
Wonderful pictures ....... GREAT ... and ya doodh pati chaii , suleimani chai ... KARACHI is same as it was before ... feels like taking a flight and coming back KARACHI ... GOOD WORK guys@ DAWN.COM
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Feb 02, 2011 12:34pm
i have been to piyala hotel its good!
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Feb 02, 2011 03:08pm
The pictures remind me of my days in Karachi in the sixties of the last century. Two places photographed here are so familier to me! As per my family tradition, I became a tea lover (should I say addict) since my early days. My mom used to drink at least 10-12 cups of tea everyday, besides her paan.
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Feb 02, 2011 06:25pm
wonderful. I look forward to these pictures on the media gallery. Thanks for a wonderful job depicting the various cultures in Karachi. Also enjoyed the Bhori Bazar pictures. Good perspectives. Kudos.
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Feb 02, 2011 06:42pm
This wonderfull picture reminds me of when I was in beautifull city of Karachi.
when I was in Karachi,I used to drink tea at least twelve cups in a day,but now adays
I am in Kabul, Afghanistan and I am missing very very muck that beautifull moments.
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Feb 02, 2011 10:14pm
Nice pictures, but this is one of the main reasons for the spread of Hepatitus viruses in Pakistan. The dhabas and restaurants clean the cups and utensils in same dirty water throughout the day. Innocent people who just stopped by to get a cup of tea or have a meal, get a Hepatitus virus free without even knowing about it.
This is the time the city governments should step in and introduce and implement hygene laws.
I hope many would agree with me.
Thanks and regards,
S.Wahocho
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Feb 02, 2011 10:25pm
Heart warming pictures of Pax Pakistana! So good to see the REAL deep down culture of Pakistan. I wish we promote this homegrown culture more than importing starbucks and other foriegn brands. This is Pakistan! Love it.
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Feb 02, 2011 11:01pm
When in Karachi I used to enjoy doodh patti tea in Saddar where I used to visit my friend. In Canada me and my dad have tried many blends and recepies making the similar doodh patti tea back home; but to no avail.
Miss that unique taste and enviornment.
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Feb 02, 2011 11:34pm
Funny how in South Asia, the term "hotel" is used for what is termed "restaurants" in most other places. Hotels are places where people stay - such as a "lodging". Places where people eat are not hotels ;-) This is a misnomer, quite common in India, and, now I realize, in Pakistan too.
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Feb 03, 2011 01:52am
But have you seen the hygienic condition at the stall.
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Feb 03, 2011 03:46am
Thanks for the article. Brings back memories of the 70's , when i was a college student
in Karachi . I wish , Pakistan would be , what it was then . I am afraid to visit the
country that was my home.
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Feb 03, 2011 02:24pm
This place looks so dirty, and the man is sweating all over, yaakkksss.. i won't drink this tea even if its free.
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Feb 03, 2011 05:24pm
thanks for the bohri bazar and chai articles and photographs. it looks like only yesterday
i was there, but i am now in ksa for the past 20years.cannot match and produce
markets like bohri bazaar or the foumous teastalls.keep it up and add life.
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Feb 03, 2011 06:50pm
Cant believe ppl are saying this is "wonderful" and "cultural"...cant anyone see the hygiene here ? its sick !...i hope we dont promote this !
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Feb 03, 2011 11:12pm
It does bring back good memories. But a chai culture without women?
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Feb 04, 2011 09:09am
There is nothng like Chai at a dhaba. I am currently in India from US and cannot have enough of it. True, the dhabas are dirty but the chai is made in in your presence from boiling water. If you have it in a paper cup ( a compromise to compensate for the unhygenic conditions) then you have the best of both worlds. What Pakistan, What India (Kya Pakistan, Kya India) Chai is one of many thungs that bind us together.
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Feb 04, 2011 09:59am
tea culture is a nost important
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Feb 04, 2011 10:10pm
LOVELY TEA.
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Feb 05, 2011 11:46am
g8 fun
to have a cup of tea
it will remind u ur passed moments
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