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Friday, January 23, 2009

Paan

Paan is an ethnic Indian chew usually served at the end of a meal and ceremonies such as weddings, receptions. Paan can be bought in nearly every street corner in Pakistan. They are believed to help in digestion of curried foods and also act as mouth fresheners.

9 comments:

Daryl said...

Is it minty or sweet?

raf said...

I'm in, DR! What exactly is on those leaves?

USelaine said...

This whole series of images is so interesting!

Daanish said...

very interesting!
Paan with diffrent tasty fillings,yummy :)

Anonymous said...

oo i love paans :D and their tiny paan shops are fascinating..they form a part of my childhood memories when these tiny corner shops used to be something of great interest for me...standing on my toes to get a clear view of the practiced motions of the paan wala making paans at a quick speed...and not to forget these paan shops keep packs of cigarettes as well ehehehe

Anonymous said...

Very interesting :)

Petrea Burchard said...

Looks like something I've got to try!

Birdy Official said...

You have a nice blog about Lahore. Lahore is a beautiful city with rich cultural heritage. But I don't like Paan.
Pk-photography

J.C. said...

I read about it in Vikram Seth's book "A Suitable Boy". I think paan is betelnut.