The city of Nawabs is hosting Pakistani food festival to give with the Lucknawis a taste of the sumptuous Lahori spread.
Began on Friday, the “Zaika-e-Pakistan” aims at familiarising the people of Lucknow with the delicacies of Pakistan. Pakistani chefs would fly down especially to Lucknow Pakistan to prepare the vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicacies.
Pakistani food festivals have been held in several cities in the country, but it is for the first time that it is being held in Lucknow.
The organisers are planning to hold a similar “Lucknow Food Festival” in Lahore in the month of March 2005 in order to make the people of Lahore taste the delicacies of the cuisine of Lucknow.
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