Adil Najam
We have written about the ‘street McDonalds’ stands before and this new picture is also interesting.
Not sure how the corporates from McDonald’s feel about this. Probably not too good. Although, they should realize that they are not likely to be losing any customers to these street-vendors… in fact, they just may be getting free publicity (including on this blog) in the bargain.
But if they were smart, they may also like to get some good ideas from these vendors. I still remember my good ol’ bun-kabab (a.k.a., bund-kabab) – a burger look-alike, but with spicy shaami kebab inside. Frankly, I wil take a bun-kebab any day over a McDonald’s burger. What I woudl prefer even more is a bun-samoosa… or, if I were in a mood to splurge, a bun-samoosa-kebab dripping with spicy goodness.
And that is the idea that the McDonald’s guys in Pakistan should really be taking from these street vendors. Coming soon to a McDonald’s near you, the All New McBunSamoosa.
It could be a big winner!
I think McD should take Prof. Najam’s advice and create the “McBundSamoosa”.
But the fun of eating it at the thella is half the charm itself :-)
Some comments from the ATP Facebook Page:
– “Bun Kabab………….”
– “biryani , not this willayti stuff”
– “Bun Kebabs :D … seriously … so much better junk and has a real taste …”
– “Love the bit “NaqqaloN se hoshiyar” … LOL”
– “bun kabab”
– “BuN kAbAb !!!”
– “bun kabab …….. maza aa gya yaar !!!”
– “bun kabab”
– “hmmmm bun KABAB!!!!”
– “bun kabab”
– “bun kabab”
– “koi to mcdonald ko like nahi karta phir bhi itna chalta hai ………lol”
– “bun kabab”
– “apna desi “Bun Kabab” is the best”
– “any day bun kabab”
– “yar mujhy b khila do bun kabab.plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz,yummmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyy yyyyyyyyyyyyyyy”
– “yes i can never forget these ban kababs in DJ college and usually on the streets, with smell of street smoke and the usuall smell of kababs wowwwwww , nostalgia.”
– “theres somethign called bun-samosa as well, kisnay khaya hay? love it too.”
– “of course samosa n BANKABAB………….”
Couple of kebab patties made with extra daal and held together with egg, heated and applied to freshly greased buns with butter, mayonnaise, watery ketchup/chutney, sprinkled with some onions, cucumbers, tomatoes and salad are presented in a paper bad dripping with oil… how can McD compete with that!
I remember one Bun Kabab vendor, rather than add chutney to already spicy Bun Kabab, use to dip the whole Bun Kabab, hand in all, into a large pot of chutney. Final product use to turn into a “Bun Kabab Chatkhara”
My vote is for bun kabab as well. I wonder if in Karachi the Khayam Cinema Bun Kabab is still their.
I love the title of a musical show on GEO or ARY
Kabhi Burger bhe Bun Kabab Tha —