Popular Emerging Food Trends In Peshawar

Peshawar carries widespread popularity for its culture of food sense and people hospitality. With passage of time, there has been incredible settlement of popular places to dine In Peshawar serving traditional and flavourful food.  Let’s tour Peshawar with CheflingTales to taste the ever-green food trends and the Best Cuisines in Peshawar for anyone to irresistibly explore.

1. Grills And Chapli Kabab; Love In Trend

Peshawar owes legacy fame for its grills as well as barbecues. Small stalls on the streets are usually widely scattered across the city offering freshly smoked tikka boti (famous recipe named “Charsi tikka”) and seekh kabab with customised spices as per request. Out of all the grill specialities, Chapli Kabab is indeed the most mouth-watering love. As an icon of hospitality, people of Peshawar still serve their guest with delicious Chapli Kabab as a treat of honour. In this regard, the Rambil Kebab House comes as the top notch name in Offering yummy hand made minced Chapli kababs having an unforgettable taste. Located in the remote town of Tharo Jabba, in the district of Nowshera, just about 13km away from the Peshawar city; the 25+ charpoy based eatery is open from 10am to 9pm Offering on Tharo Kebab as the main menu which often runs out before time due to its all time high demand by visitors.

2. Painda; Peshawar’s New Culinary Trend

Painda has gained widespread fame owing to its peculiar taste and unique composition. Painda is not merely a favourite dish of teenagers and students but also adults and local residents, who greatly cherish it at parties, festive, weddings, etc. Painda, by recipe is the domestic chicken well cooked in desi ghee with small broken pieces of thin film unfermented flat bread (chapatti), while the fruit of pumpkin is  used to prepare its entire soup much more delicious. The entire dish is served in combination with salad, pickle and raita. Nevertheless, Painda is a Pashto language word which means ‘gathering’. Therefore Painda reflects a perfect family's mutual love as well as internal unity as everyone eats from just one dish. A number of traditional outlets offering trendy form of Painda have vigorously sprawled out in and around Peshawar recently over the last couple of years.

3. Evolving ‘Naan’-Sense Trend 

Like other cities of Pakistan, Peshawar is on its true swing of a gender equality based revived culture; where women are given equal opportunities of emerging and bringing up their spark. The small café renowned as ‘Naan Sense’ located amid famous shopping malls and cafes owners in the University Town stands as a live example of a new concept in a place like Peshawar when a young single parent lady becomes first to open up a colourful ‘dhaba’ style open-air café famously called as ‘Naan Sense’. This cafe is indeed the talk of the town because of its evolving trend on complimenting deliciously marinaded and stuffed Naan with all time favourite tea and coffee of Peshawaris.

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Top Restaurants in Islamabad Every Foodie Must Explore!

The one thing that triggers great frenzy amongst Pakistanis is undoubtedly is the good food. Cooking, recipe sharing, dining out or any kind of food association brings paramount pleasure and sums up the huge chunk of our lives.

Unlike any other city in Pakistan, Islamabad is famous for providing some of the best fine dining experiences in the country. Having the mix of perfect diversity, Islamabad remains open for all kinds  of  tastes  and  preferences.  From the  most  expensive  dining  restaurants  to  the  most affordable food outlets, this city stays no behind in representing the true exclusivity of the Federation of Pakistan. In this blog,  CheflingTales  brings you the list of  some of the  best restaurants in Islamabad, all you need is to explore and try the list!

Tuscany Courtyard

This place is purposefully designed to offer the best ambiance one requires during any fine dining. With an extensive menu of Italian, Mediterranean and Thai cuisines, Tuscany Courtyard and its highly trained staff will make you feel home – comfortable and equally pampered. So if you get a chance to try Tuscany Courtyard, don’t forget to try their Mediterranean range of grilled chicken fillets and authentic salad with Kalamata olives, feta cheese, tomato and mint. Last but not the least, the special soup of the day has always been a win win!

Thus, with its unique menu, created using seasonal ingredients from the Far East, Europe, and

Pakistan, Tuscany has earned it a place in many ‘best restaurant’ lists in Islamabad.

The Royal Elephant

Sitting within the Marriot Hotel Islamabad, The Royal Elephant offers an excellent range of Thai cuisine, with a well-explained course line and flavours. Their swift line up starting from clear soups to fresh sizzling curries, noodles and rice, gives a complete food tour of Thai Cuisine and its specialties.

Thus, its profusion of exotic flavours and fragrances make it among the most coveted of international cuisines. This place shines not just for its food but for it trained staff, who treats like family and helps newcomers in guiding through the menu, and ensuring all concerns are addressed in time. Overall, this place serves great value for money!

Porterhouse

If you are a true steak lover, there is no way you should miss Porterhouse in Islamabad. This small place is finely settled to offer one of the most authentic steak experiences in town. The best part is, you can pick your meat cut such as Tenderloin or T-Bone to have it as your steak, complemented with steamed vegetables, secret sauce, and the partner drink.

And, if you want to give some change to your taste buds, don’t forget to try their special Turkey dinner with Caesar salad, delicious stuffing, and cheesy mashed potatoes topped with homemade gravy. Porterhouse’s Chicken and Cheese Quesadillas taste heavenly! The entire menu may look a little costly, but the serving justifies it brilliantly. So, pack up and tickle your fancy at this great place!

Saidpur Village

Beautifully sitting in a ravine in the Margalla Hills, Saidpur Village quickly takes you back in history and helps you embrace the beauty of multicultural unity earler. With an array of pottery shops and food corners within, allows you to try anything and everything in your food list. From the delectable gourmet food items to zesty Bar B Que, Chinese and Continental, one or the other restaurant in the array serves it well. Thus, this place offers complete freedom of taste, food, and expression for nature!

And if you are thinking, we haven’t talked about good affordable food spots in Islamabad, note further! Savors, Omer Khayyam, Chaye Khana, and Monal are amongst the list where you can enjoy brilliant food without any push on the pocket.

Together, Islamabad has created a reputation of an elite class of fine dining restaurants, which combine the best ingredients with world-famous cooking techniques, delivered in some of the most luxurious settings – and are almost certain to leave a slight dent in your wallet. Thus, with its rich heritage and natural ambiance, Islamabad has an extensive variety of food to cater to its diverse population – and must also be considered as the food capital of Pakistan.

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