He Answered in Urdu: The Pakistani Food Hunt in America

Bachpan mein Houston ki chai shop par Abbu se poocha: yeh Chinese uncle desi dukaan kyun chala rahe hain? Uncle ne Urdu mein jawab diya 😭🇵🇰 As a kid in Houston, I asked my dad why a Chinese uncle was running a desi chai shop. The uncle answered in Urdu: "I'm not Chinese, I'm Pakistani." 😭🇵🇰 Haleem on biryani, malpuray in newspaper, a Bundu Khan in Houston: can Pakistani food in America ever taste like Karachi? New episode: are overseas Pakistanis more religious than Pakistan?    • Are Overseas Pakistanis More Religious Tha...   India 🇮🇳 vs Pakistan 🇵🇰: whose food is better, and where in America can you still find the real taste of Karachi? HSD and Babar settle it city by city, all the way to the original Bundu Khan in Houston. As a kid at a Houston chai shop, HSD turned to his dad and asked why a Chinese uncle was taking orders at a desi place. The uncle answered in Urdu: "I'm not Chinese, I'm Pakistani." That story opens the episode. Then HSD and Babar go city by city chasing the taste of home: chapli kebab and kahwa in Peshawar, haleem over biryani and khausay in Karachi, then the Pakistani spots worth the drive in Florida, the DMV and Houston, where the original Bundu Khan sits in the Mahatma Gandhi District. Plus why Babar can't stand restaurant Indian food. Hosted by HSD · Co-hosted by Babar Subscribe for the next episode. Clips from this episode: Why I don't like Indian food:    • A Pakistani Orders Indian Food in America:...   The real Bundu Khan is in Houston:    • Bundu Khan in Houston? Karachi BBQ in Texa...   I called a Pakistani uncle Chinese:    • Chinese Uncle Runs a Desi Chai Shop in Hou...   Haleem on biryani and khausay:    • Haleem Poured on Biryani: Genius or Crime?...   Chicken corn soup, Karachi style:    • The "Healthy" Soup Karachi Drowns in Hot S...   Malpuray wrapped in newspaper, Kharadar:    • Would You Eat Dessert Served in Newspaper?...   Proud to be Pakistani abroad:    • Every Culture Is Proud of Itself. Why Hide...   Karachi, the foodie city of the world:    • Karachi: The Foodie City of the World? 🇵🇰   00:00 Coming up: the Chinese uncle who spoke Urdu 00:21 Fun fun, Karachi style 00:49 Who we are 03:32 Our struggle finding Pakistani food abroad 04:09 Peshawar: chapli kebab, kachalu and kahwa 06:05 Saji in Lahore, savor in Islamabad 07:15 Karachi, the foodie city of the world 08:02 Haleem over biryani 08:36 Khausay, a Memoni dish 09:12 Malpuray wrapped in newspaper 09:46 Chicken corn soup 11:02 Nothing beats food at home 12:14 Why I don't like Indian food 13:07 Pakistani food in Florida 14:20 DMV: Ravi Kabob House 14:48 Houston, aka Little Karachi 15:39 The Chinese uncle who spoke Urdu 17:09 California and New York 18:01 Indian, Pakistani, Bengali: not the same food 18:52 Be proud of your origin #ChaiShaiPodcast #OverseasPakistanis #PakistaniFood