Street Food in Lahore, Pakistan (PART-03)

Story: Travel by Mark Wiens

- [Mark] I wanna roast with you. (Laughter) (screaming and groaning happily) - [Ali] The legal way to add cannabis is to have the sauce with it. (appreciative groaning) - Oh yeah, with the chutney, though. Oh, that's what makes it unique! So, a little bit sweet, but you taste some spices in there, and sour at the same time, it's tart. Is this a steamed broth, or-- - [Ali] this is Degi Charghans. - [Mark] Dig in the degi... - [Ali] Degi Chargha, what else you expect from chicken? - [Mark] That's Degi Chargha! (laughs) That expert dip! - I find it even better than broast, by the way. No offense to broast. (appreciative grunting) - Oh yeah, the steamed is so much more flavour, it's just caked in spices! You taste the cinnamon-y flavours of it. I prefer the steamed as well. (appreciative grunting) It's all come down to the joint. This looks like a big drumstick. - [Joel] It really does, it looks exactly like a-- wait, is this mutton, or is this... - [Ali] It's like a turkey. - [Joel] It's like a turkey. (appreciative groaning) - Oh, all the mutton taste. It's not like a joint, even though it's meat... And then you've got the cartilage-y bits as well. The mutton joint is great! (excited beat) - Thank you! - Thank you very much. Especially my favourite thing here was the degi chargha! That had some great spice, some great chilli, that was wonderful! Hello, how are you? - I've seen you so many times! (exciting music) (sizzling and restaurant chatter) (clattering of spatulas)

We're here to eat somethingcalled the Bun Plaster! This is something I've never had before, and it looks amazing, but his street food cookingskills are just remarkable! He takes, I think that's butter at first, he scoops some butter onto the hot plate, and that just sizzles away,then he throws down the egg, then he throws down, like hedoes everything so fluidly, so quickly, he then cracksan egg onto the hot plate, he throws down the buns, and he just perfectly, yet artistically, tosses down the Lay on the egg, coat the egg, then take one of them, I'm sure it's like a potato strip, he puts it on a hot plate. It gives it a slight smudge with its little hard metal light, which flattens it perfectly. "Stick to the bin," he said. Everything's so rhythmic,everything's so fast, with a rhythm, so artistic! Yeah, this is beautiful to watch him as he makes this Bun Plaster. That looks like another treat that you wanna be eatingat two A.M. in the morning. (sizzling and clattering) He has absolutely mastered the art of flipping, sliding, and flattening things on the hot griddle.

Have you ever had a Bun Plaster before? - I haven't had it before, but this plaster joint is right near the National College of Arts, so having this plaster makes you more creative. - [Mark] And this whole bin plaster is extremely creative! He could so this with his eyes closed, that's without a doubt! He could Bun Plaster with his eyes closed! - [Ali] How did it get its name? (laugh) - [Mark] We should ask him! - [Ali] (asking in Urdu) So, there's actually like a history behind this name. You see, the way you plaster a wall, so you take cement, and then you put it on top of it, this is the way, for example, you have your bread and then you plaster it with egg. - It really does have to do with construction! That's beautiful, and sitting on the side of the street, this is a beautiful location. I just love Lahore. The entire thing could bea newly constructed wall! Oh, that's hot! It's all plastered together. Bun Plaster cheers? - Cheers! (smooth groove) - This is really good, and I'm amazed that they are serving it without chutney, chutney is so good. But, I don't know. - Oh, it's pretty awesome. I gotta give that a big thumbs up, it's delicious, actually, and it's all plastered together with the cement! It's really, awesomely good! I thought it was a potato patty, but it's actually a lentil and chicken patty.

That's why it tastes so good. (appreciative grunting) I'm a big fan of the Bun Plaster. - That was really good, man, I mean, a burger without achutney, yet it tastes so good, and I'm having on more, and I think I'm gonna have two more. Maybe a third one, the burger pangs that I'm having. - [Mark] They love theBun Plaster so much, they got seconds, second Bun Plasters! I've gotta admit, that BunPlaster is one of my favourite Western Continental Pakistani foods that we've had so far on this tour. That's just absolutely delicious! Simple, but just genius combination! That was delicious. When you come to Lahore,a Bun Plaster is a must. (street chatter) Next up in Lahore,

we are at a place, it's called Yousaf Falooda Shop, and they're very well-known for all sorts of milk-based desserts, and even just fresh milk. You can come here anddrink a glass of milk, but we're gonna order acouple of their desserts, and there's also another drink, which is called Doodh Pepsi, which is, doodh meansmilk, Pepsi is Pepsi, so it's where you mix milk and Pepsi. I'm not totally sure they're ratio, but actually, it'scommon to drink at home, and people drink it liketo settle their stomach, it's just kinda maybe for fun, I've never had it before, so we decided we're gonnatry some of their desserts, and then we'll ask them, they don't actuallyserve Doodh Pepsi here, it's typically drinked at home, but since they havesuch good quality milk, we're gonna ask them if theycan also mix that for us, and we'll taste that along with all the rest of the desserts as well. Kheer?- Kheer. - Kulfi Falooda.- [Mark] Kulfi Falooda. - Rasmalai.- [Mark] Rasmalai. And this one? - Pepsi Doodh, Pepsi milk. - [Mark] Pepsi milk. - Amazing collection of sweets. - This place is a legendaryplace in Lahore, right? It's been here. This one is the Kulfi...- [Ali] Falooda. - [Mark] Kulfi Falooda, which is, Kulfi is the ice cream, whichis plunked right into there. (appreciative grunting) Oh, that's almost cheesy! - Yeah. - Wow! Okay, here it is, my firsttime to try a Doodh Pepsi. I think his ratio wasabout three quarters milk, to a quarter Pepsi, thatwas about right, right? - [Ali] Yup. - That's actually not bad! (laughs) Because, like, it reallymellows out the Pepsi! It's milky, and you just taste a little bit of the carbonation! Oh yeah, there's something in my ear. You can kind of feel like thatwould be good at digestion, it kind of just goes down,kinda feels like energizing, yeah, like, mellow. - I believe that's more than a drink. - That is not bad! (laughs) - You know what I believe, more than a drink, thisis a cultural diplomacy.

East and west meeting in one drink. It's like a cocktail of cultures. Now it's come down to my most favorite, the ultimate kheer. (appreciative groaning) - Yeah, you are right. Oh yeah, it's not too sweet,it's kind of like pudding. Like, it's the texture of pudding, but with little more texture to it, not quite as smooth, and then again, you taste the cardamom in there. Halfway between butter and yogurt.There is one more thing we are going to do to complete this whole food tour and experience. Pepsi is throwing a big bang.. We are headed there now, and that's going to complete this entire Western Pakistani Continental food tour across three of the mostmajor cities in Pakistan! (Chat in Urdu) - So we have Mark Wayne with us, what do you think about Pakistan? - I think it's amazing that... (music swells) (party chatter) - [Speaker] All right,ladies and gentlemen, he travels around theworld for the love of food, and yes ladies and gentlemen, I'm talking about therenowned food blogger, Mark Weins in the house! A big round of applause, he's here, he's here!- This is cotton candy and (mumbling). - Cheers? - Cheers! - [Speaker] All right! (bass beats) - Hey, everyone, it's Mark Wiens, and I just wrapped up a 16day food and travel trip, more than a trip, it was an experience and a journey through Pakistan!

- For the second time in Pakistan, please tell us about your journey now and your commitment to Pepsi. - Yeah, second trip to Pakistan and again, it's been anamazing trip, more than a trip, we've met so many people along the way. - Right. - And this time, itwas such a warm welcome that it was almost like coming home! - Coming back to home. (music thrums) - You don't have to have only seafood, you could even have this kind of stuff, kind of mix it up a little bit. - I'm very happy to be in Pakistan, thank you always for the warm welcome! - [Camera Woman] One, two, three, go! (Laughter) - [Joel] Spread out, and see Mark's face behind you.. This is on video. - Oh, look at Mark. - [Joel] It's just awesome. (laughter) - [Mark] We have come to the end of this Western PakistaniContinental food tour. We went from Karachi to Islamabad, finally finishing in Lahorewith this Pepsi event. It's the warm welcome, the generosity, really like, this secondtrip, coming back to Pakistan has felt like it's,people have welcomed us, like we're coming home, and so I wanna say a massive thank you to everyone in Pakistan, and I wanna say a huge thank you to Pepsi for sponsoring this video,for making this happen, for inviting us back to Pakistan. I wanna say a huge thank you to Zaid and to everyone on the teamfor their incredible support. Massive thank you toAli, my good friend Ali, again for helping, fortaking care of the logistics. What an amazing trip,what an amazing time, I cannot wait for my nexttrip back to Pakistan again. What's up guys! - Promise you'll be back, Mark! Promise you'll be back! - -

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