Pakistan Traditional Foods

 Asma M.            Pakistan

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The Food

     Some Traditional food of my culture is biryani. Biryani is brown rice, spices, and meat. This food is popular throughout the middle-east. Another popular food is roti (ro-tee). Roti is bread, especially round bread, which is cooked on a griddle. Another popular food is seekh kebab (sea-kh ka-bob). This food is the kebab of Pakistan. Prepared with minced meat, with spices and grilled on skewers.

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The location

   Located in the continent of Asia, is Pakistan. The population in Pakistan is 190,291,129. The year of independence of Pakistan was in 1947. The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad (Is-lam-a-baad). The neighboring countries of Pakistan are Iran, India, China, and Afghanistan.

Henna

    Henna is a temporary tattoo. Henna is made by henna leaves which are dried into a fine powder. That powder can be used to dye hair or skin temporarily. Most henna come in cones and can be bought at most Indian, or Pakistan grocery stores. With this, you can create many designs on your hand, feet or anywhere that you like! The designs dry onto your skin and when you wash it, it is like a temporary tattoo.  [pic 4]

Ramadan

     Ramadan is a cultural tradition in my culture. In this time of year, you worship god a lot, and it is sacred. In the early morning time, you pray the first prayer, and then you eat the meal to keep you good for the rest of the day. This meal is called seri (seh-ree). You fast for te rest of the day until sunset, or the 4th prayer. You can gargle some water if your mouth gets dry. At sunset time, you pray and when the announcement of the prayer (the azhan) comes, you pray and start with a special food which is passes around. The special food are dates. Then, you eat your meal, and do the same as the month passes.