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Pakistani
Food | Pakistan Seaons
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Pakistani food is similar
to that of northern India, with a dollop of Middle Eastern influence thrown
in for good measure. This means menus peppered with baked and deep-fried
breads (roti, chapattis, puri, halwa and nan), meat curries, lentil mush
(dhal), spicy spinach, cabbage, peas and rice. Street snacks - samosas
and tikkas (spiced and barbecued beef, mutton or chicken) - are delicious,
while a range of desserts will satisfy any sweet tooth. The most common
sweet is barfi (it pays to overlook the name), which is made of dried
milk solids and comes in a variety of flavours. ? Cool (October
through February); hot (March through June); and wet (July through September).
There are, however, big regional variations. In the south, the cool season
brings dry days and cool nights, while the northern mountains get drizzle
and plummeting nighttime temperatures. The hot season means suffocating
hot and humid conditions in the south but pleasant temperatures northwards.
During the wet season, the tail end of the monsoon dumps steady rain mostly
in the narrow belt of the Punjab from Lahore to Islamabad. But further
north, the high mountains block all but the most determined clouds, which
means relatively little rain falls there (budding trekkers please take
note). Most flights
from European and Asia arrive in Karachi, though a few also go to Islamabad,
Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and Gwadar (Baluchistan). Much more interesting
is taking an overland route. A railway links Lahore with the Indian railway
system through Amritsar, and another from Quetta crosses briefly into
Iran. After the Grand Trunk Road, the most famous road into Pakistan is
the Karakoram Highway, over the 4730m (15,514 ft) Khunjerab Pass from
Kashgar in China; roads also run from India and Iran. A bus service between
Delhi and Lahore, operating four times a week, is now up and running.
Sea passage is a possibility, with cargo ships calling at Karachi from
either the Middle East or Bombay.
Getting
around Pakistan is not always comfortable, but it's incredibly cheap.
The state-owned Pakistan International Airlines has regular flights to
35 domestic terminals and daily connections between the major centers.
One of the bonuses of flying is that some of the air routes, especially
to the northern areas and Chitral, are spectacular. Buses go anywhere,
anytime. Vans, wagons, pick-ups and jeeps are also a popular form of road
transport. Train travel is slower and easier on the nerves but, unfortunately,
there are no routes into the mountains. If you're fit and unafraid of
feverish traffic, cycling is a particularly good way to see the country.
City transport is dominated by buses, taxis, auto-rickshaws and two-wheeled,
horse-drawn tongas.
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