Food Prints

Food is the most essential item for human survival, nay, for the survival of all creations. Even plants require food, otherwise they would die out. And humans have always experimented with making their food attractive, palatable and healthy. When Adam and Eve were sent down to Earth, God had already made it fertile and able to produce food for every dweller: humans and the animal kingdom. The present book is not merely a collection of the most authentic dishes popular in the various areas of Pakistan. It also traces their history and the variations that have taken place throughout the ages. In recent years, food preparation has leaped out of the household kitchen into hotels and bazaars, and to dine out has become very fashionable. Before the independence of the sub-continent, it was considered too unbecoming to eat out because this action was confined to the travellers and those who were living away from their home. The book initially starts with a brief, but full, introduction of the location of Pakistan and how it is placed “Just below the towering snow-capped Himalayas and above the warm waters of the Arabian sea; with Afghanistan, China and Iran as its immediate neighbours… In fact Pakistan has been rightly described as standing at the crossroads of the world where the cultures of the Middle East and Asia meet up and become one.” (p. 13)