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Pakistan is a fascinating study of connection between diverse cultures. This contact has imparted Pakistan a distinctive cultural identity and a significant value for being linked to its roots in South Asian historical culture, a living place for cradle of civilizations, variety of cults and diverse religions. In 19th Century British rulers colonized the land of India and ruled the region for almost a century. During this period India had been through major cultural and societal changes which resulted in impacting the nascent Pakistani culture after its inception in 1947 Error! Bookmark not defined..
Sub-continent's cuisine was the result of several impacts. From the religious partialities such as Hinduism and Islam to the foreign incursions by Central Asians, Mughals and eventually British; Indian cuisine evolved as an assorted, vivacious and diverse unit (Ahmad, 2012). It is actually a culmination of a history of successive imperial movements and syntheses (Zubaida, 2009).
The regional ingredients, invasions, religions, ethos and the tastes of empires who had ruled Indian society all contributed to establish rich Indian cuisine (Ramzi, 2012;Naheed and Azfar, 2017).
The colonial food was a distinct fusion; the food was prepared mostly through the dependence of British colonizers on native servants (Ahmad,2012;Leong-Salobir,2011; Prabhu,2019). Local chefs, were contributory in the expansion of the colonial gastronomy. Their awareness of local constituents, food preparation services, creativity and inexpensive labor added to the expansion of uniquely amalgam style of food (Leong-Salobir, 2011; Prabhu, 2019).
The British positioned their tea production in Northern India. By the 1880s, Indian tea replaced Chinese tea in the British marketplace (Breed, 2020). British colonials used to consume tea often at daybreak and evening (Goodman, 2018). A dynamic movement to promote tea drinking in Punjab was launched by Indian Tea Market expansion board. Tea was imported to Indian subcontinent through EIC traders. Portable tea stalls were positioned at vantage areas in streets and Bazaars of Lahore which resulted in acclimatizing local taste buds to foreign flavors. (Nevile, 2016). Not just tea but The British were responsible for bringing potato to India (Rana, 2014) which is now a cash crop in Pakistan(Memon, 2017).Club culture was also a British import. Clubs were established in every corner of the British Empire. The clubs in India had restaurants and bars that...