my white friend just whatsapped me "In the last year I've taught myself to cook several pakistani dishes like Daal, Nihari, Aloo Gohst and Falooda (yum)."
hahahaha he might just trigger a new IndoPak war
— Zac X (@XerxestheMagian) October 11, 2018
I should have added “woke white friend” but I found this to be so hilarious. I mentioned that he should just say “Indo-Mughlai” or “Indo-Pakistani” though from my understanding Nihari, Aloo Ghosht and Falood have definite Turanian influences. Daal of course is a staple food but depends on what type of Daal; Haleem is certainly ours.
Much as I love my woke white friends (they find my persistent Toryism to be hilarious) I don’t approve of their use of the term desi as in this recent tweet:
Is Mrs Batra a reasonable name for a London desi woman in her thirties?
Anyone know?— Ben Aaronovitch (@Ben_Aaronovitch) October 7, 2018



