Street Food in Karachi, Pakistan (PART-02)
The place that we're goingto which serves fish katakat is actually right next door here, and you can here the clanking of the pan. (sizzling) But it's usually madewith a variety of meats, and especially organs and brain, but this one is made with fish. The aromas, and the steams,and the smoke just pouring off of that gridle, andthen he makes a fresh batch, serves it, like as soon as it's ready, he serves the entire thingand starts the process again. Wow, this is next-level food. I think I got some chili smoketo the eyes on that batch, but this is the stall, this is the place, and then across the street,they have a seating section. Hey.- Hey, brother. - [Mark] Hey, how are you?- How are you? - [Mark] Nice to meet you.- I was just watching your video in the morning, and I was thinking how can I ... you're not coming to Pakistan. - [Mark] Thank you very much.- It was a surprise for me. - [Mark] Awesome to meet you.- It's a complete surprise for me. - [Mark] Thank you, thank you. What is your name? - My name is Solmon, brother. - Alman.- Solmon. - Solmon.- Yes. - Great, very nice to meet you. - I was watching yourvideo in the morning. (speaking in foreign language) - We met the owner,really threatening man. He's like one of a kind here too. He's the only one thatmakes the fish Katakat. It's served with chapati, sowe'll just try the fish first before we dig into the extra chutney. (rhythmic music) Oh, wow. Oh, that's masterful becausethe fish is deep fried, but then refried on the hot plate, it has this like crunch around it. - Unbelievably good. (laughing) - That's just like afish, spice-full mashup. Oh, look at that chutney, next bite. It looks like coriander and chilis, and you can smell the mint,I believe, in there too. It's like full of herbs, actually. You think it's just pure chili, but it's actually full of herbs. We got a refill. The ultimate bite, fish,then scoop up some onions on top of that, extraonions, and finally that unbelievable chutney. That chutney, you coulddrink it, it's so good. (rhythmic music) And one more shout out to thesalad man across the street, so friendly, so genuine. His cart is right in front.
He walked over here, and gaveus an entire plate of salad just with a smile on his face, and just dropped it on our table, and he has such fresh vegetables. (rhythmic music) I could not be happier. One of the greatest herbchili sauces I've ever had. (speaking in foreign language) Chutney is amazing. (laughing) (speaking in foreign language) That dish just blew mytaste buds away again, and that chutney, pairedwith that chutney, you will not go wrong. Karachi is just exceeding, blowing away my culinary expectations. Oh, first we're buying what? - We are buying Sherwanis. - Oh, yes. Okay, we're buying some clothes first. We're going shopping for clothes first, and then Ali has set upsomething very unique. It's gonna involve somelivestock and some milk. (rhythmic music) (rhythmic music) Nice to meet you.- Pleasure to meet you. - [Mark] Thank you. - [Store Owner] Come again,and again, and again. - Start blogging, man. Start blogging. This may be one of thegreatest clothing investments I have ever made in my life. I just feel like I'm floating. This has to be the mostcomfortable outfit I've ever worn. It's so breezy and airy, andthis is exactly the outfit, the look we needed for thenext spot that we're going. (rhythmic music) Step outside of the car andjust immediately the aroma, you can smell the buffaloes. This is Asia's biggestcolony of buffaloes. It's a colony because it's an entire city, and basically, every house,every home, every person here deals in buffaloes, raises buffaloes, then this is where a lotof the dairy comes from, and one of the reasons Iwas so excited to come here is because milk and dairy is so important. It's essential in Pakistanand Pakistani food cuisine. Wow, I think we're gonna milk the buffalo. Thank you for inviting us.
I just stepped in some poo. Wow. (laughing) He just sprayed me in the face. (laughing) Wow, that is a new experienceI've never had before. (laughing) (rhythmic music) In my ear. That milk is actually really good. That's as fresh as possible. That is a totally new experience. I have never had that kind of culinary experience in my life. The milk is so sweet, actually. Thank you for that. - You really have to squeeze. - [Mark] Are you getting it? - Yeah, but they're squeezing hard, man. (laughing) Dude, it's so sweet. He's squeezing hard, and that's such a technique.- [Mark] I gotta try squeezing it. - [Shahrooz] But it's so sweet. - [Mark] Oh, yeah.- [Shahrooz] It's crazy. - Wow, just get a little trickle. It's really hard. You gotta squeeze, your forearms. That's the freshest milk mustache you will ever have in your life. - And the buffalo colony. (rhythmic music) - We're gonna sit down here now in front of the buffalo colony, kind of relax, and Ithink we might try Mahal. They're bringing out some fruit, but I think we might try some butter. A quick banana in the meantime. I think that fresh milk waseven sweeter than the banana. (speaking in foreign language) This one is the fresh butter. - [Man In Background] Butter.- [Mark] Butter. (speaking in foreign language) - [Men] Yogurt. - Yogurt. Hook up some of the butterin the chapati right now. That's just unprocessed, pure butter. (rhythmic music) Wow. That is a mouthful of butter. It's so rich, but so pure tasting. Wow, wow. That is the best yogurt you'll ever have. It's sour, and that's it. There's also a vegetable dish, which I think this is just a bonus. I don't think this includes dairy, some kind of a local vegetable. (speaking in foreign language) Thank you. (speaking in foreign language) It's so good. (group chattering) It's rich and creamy, a littlebit of cardamon in there. Thank you very much. Thank you. (speaking in foreign language) As we were leaving, theyinformed us that within this colony, there's 700 to 800thousand cows and buffaloes. That's a magnificent amount, but what's amazing is thatit's right within Karachi. It's an entire colony, andthat it's so decentralized because every family just owns an amount, and has a little dairy farm.
Huge thank you to Mr. Shakirfor showing us around, and to Ali for setting it up. (rhythmic music) We experienced an ultimateKarachi traffic jam. It took three hours. We were stuck in a trafficjam for three hours it took to drive here. It's called Dua Restaurant. It's like a football-fieldsized seating area. They have a massive barbecue section, and a massive Karachi station,but this entire restaurant is going up in a billow of smoke and fire. What an atmosphere. There are just cooking meat for the entire sports field in the front. Wow, what a spot. (speaking in foreign language) This is one of the mostimpressive assembly-line cooking stations I have ever seen. They are just flying on the Karachis, just like bubbling likea lava, curry sensation in the Karachi, and thatgoes straight to your table. The mixed grill has just arrived,and I just have to pick up this platter for youto fully appreciate it. It is like the size of a baby carriage. (laughing) Look at this. This one is the FranKarachi, so I'm gonna start with this since it's right in front of me. You can just see the little prawns, the Desi Ghee on top ofthe chilis, and the ginger. (laughing) Oh, wow. Oh, it's so spice-ish. You can taste all of thedried spices in there, the cumin, the chilis, thelittle prawns, the ginger. We were just talking, there's no recipes. I mean, they have arecipe, but no measurement.
He literally just takes that spatula, and just like sprinkles in the spices, and gets it perfect every single time. That knowledge, that experience, wow. That is masterful. Okay, next I gotta try the mutton Karachi, and the mutton Karachiis very famous here. Unbelievable tender. You taste a little bitof a tomato-y flavor, but they mashed up thosetomatoes inside of it. Again, the harmony of spices. It looks like kingfish. I believe it's kingfish grilled, and they just grill itover a raging hot fire. That dry spice blend, and just like grilleduntil smoky perfection. (rhythmic music) (group chattering) Oh, yeah. Taste that with a tomato. Wow. The food here is just spectacular. (rhythmic music) That is sensational. Again, I'm just blown away by Pakistan, the food culture, the people, and Karachi. Man, what a day it's been. Now, once you finish yourmeal, and if you look around, there's people across the playing field that are in the position,but once you're finished with your meal, I wouldn'tsay it's mandatory, but, yes, it is mandatoryto get into the position where you elbow down on the pillow, and this is my first time in the position in the right clothes, in the right attire.
This is one of the mostcomfortable positions after you eat that you willever have in your life. My good friend, Ali, knows that very well. - That's my conditioned position. (laughing) That's my default position. - [Mark] Default position. - Yeah. (laughing) I don't even have to make an effort. I actually automaticallygo into this position. - Yeah, I saw him just kindof slide into that position after he took his last bite. (laughing) And now you can actuallyhave a conversation, and just socialize, and lay aroundfor the rest of the evening. It's been an action-packed day. It's already midnight right now. We've been eating since 8:30 a.m., and an unbelievable day, incredible food. Karachi, you have beenvery, very good to us. I wanna say a huge thankyou to Ali and Shahrooz for showing me around Karachi, and thank you to Ali fromLandmark Communications, and Landmark Travel forpreparing everything, for organizing everythingfor this Pakistan trip. It's been absolutely one of the most rewarding trips of my entire life.
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