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[lalala123]

Salam,

Whenever I go to a restaurant in Pakistan, they serve a salad that has fruit, cream and vegetables in it.

I have forgotten its name.....

Anyway, does anyone know what it's name is and do any of the Pakistani women on the forum have an authentic recipe for it, please?

[lalala123]

Monad, on 15 September 2012 - 12:54 PM, said:

fruit salad?

No, it has a special name...I just can't remember it now.

It usually has peas and peppers in it, along with fruit like apples it it.  It tastes kinds sweet but also peppery.

It's really yummy and I want to get a recipe of it over the internet, but I have forgotten it's name.

[doobybrother]

Are you are talking about this?



I don't know the recipe, but its called Russian Salad.

[Sapphire]

Yes I think he/she is talking about Russian Salad.

[Follower]

The Russians aren't going to be too happy when they read your thread title.

[Marbles]

Inaya, on 15 September 2012 - 01:59 PM, said:

And I can't imagine they would serve Russian salad in a paki restaurant in Pakistan.

Russian salad is actually very common and popular here. They have both types with or without fruit, and normally known as "Russian salads".

It may not be authentic Russian salad per se since foreign cuisines tend to put on a local flavour.  For instance Pakistani cuisine in Europe isn't all that authentic. It's fusion cuisine.

The one in the pic is one of my favourites. *drools*

[doobybrother]

Inaya, on 15 September 2012 - 01:59 PM, said:

Russian salad doesn't have any fruit in it. The OP mentioned the salad had fruit. And I can't imagine they would serve Russian salad in a paki restaurant in Pakistan.

The real thing may not have fruits but we Pakistanis tend to customize foreign cuisine. You just have to taste our Chinese food to know that.

[lalala123]

That's it!!!  Russian salad!!

Thanks for reminding me.

[Marbles]

doobybrother, on 15 September 2012 - 02:10 PM, said:

The real thing may not have fruits but we Pakistanis tend to customize foreign cuisine. You just have to taste our Chinese food to know that.

Pakistan's "Chinese food" haha. It reminds me of a joke.

A Chinese visited Pakistan. His hosts took him to a Chinese restaurant so he could eat familiar dishes. After having dined he complimented his Pakistani hosts and said he really enjoyed eating Pakistani food.

[ImAli]

I once ate some type of lentil dish (almost salad like) from from a pakistani restaurant......I wish I knew the name of it so I could go order it again. I am out of luck though because the restaurant was in Houston and I think my friend got it from a buffet because there were other things in the to go box besides this.

[DoubleAgent4]

This salad seems similar to the Persian dish salad oliviyeh, which also has Russian roots.

[doobybrother]

Marbles, on 15 September 2012 - 02:17 PM, said:

Pakistan's "Chinese food" haha. It reminds me of a joke.

A Chinese visited Pakistan. His hosts took him to a Chinese restaurant so he could eat familiar dishes. After having dined he complimented his Pakistani hosts and said he really enjoyed eating Pakistani food.

loool

Marbs we even have a dish called Chinese pulao...

[awaiting_for_the.12th]

doobybrother, on 15 September 2012 - 03:59 PM, said:

loool

Marbs we even have a dish called Chinese pulao...

OT: but your picture is boss!!

[Sapphire]

It actually shows how creative Pakistani people are in the arts of food making. MASHALLAH. I am a "peto" myself. I love great food. I hope to become a good cook too someday. INSHALLAH

[ילדת מלך]

Marbles, on 15 September 2012 - 02:17 PM, said:

Pakistan's "Chinese food" haha. It reminds me of a joke.

A Chinese visited Pakistan. His hosts took him to a Chinese restaurant so he could eat familiar dishes. After having dined he complimented his Pakistani hosts and said he really enjoyed eating Pakistani food.

hey, come on--it's Chinese alright, we just give it a desi tarka--; the way we have our own version of Russian (so called ) Salads, Kabali Pulao, chicken tikka Pizza---

Abs is right---it's called creativity--

Edited by ילדת מלך, 16 September 2012 - 09:44 AM.

[Marbles]

ילדת מלך, on 16 September 2012 - 09:40 AM, said:

hey, come on--it's Chinese alright, we just give it a desi tarka--; the way we have our own version of Russian (so called ) Salads, Kabali Pulao, chicken tikka Pizza---

Abs is right---it's called creativity-

Of course, I'm a big fan of our version of Chinese cuisine, and of all the other dishes and cuisines which originate elsewhere but have a local flavour to it. It's fusion cuisine, different from the authentic, mainstream cuisine. Many multiethnic and multinational countries boast such diverse food. Pakistan is a good example.

However, if one wants to eat purely authentic cuisine of a particular people then one has to seek help from native cooks.

[Peace!]

lalala123, on 15 September 2012 - 12:42 PM, said:

Salam,

Whenever I go to a restaurant in Pakistan, they serve a salad that has fruit, cream and vegetables in it.

I have forgotten its name.....

Anyway, does anyone know what it's name is and do any of the Pakistani women on the forum have an authentic recipe for it, please?

Here's one I found, it appears to be what you're searching for.

http://khanazaekedar.../russian-salad/

[Sapphire]

Seems delicious Peace

[GreyMatter]

In my first year, I use to work in a Gordon Ramsey styled chef school of the culinary arts program. (I was the only engineering student working there lol, really good experience though)
And tried this exotic dish known as 'Russian Salad' after a minute i was like: 'Heyy it's the Salad those aunties make with Chicken Tikka'!! lol