Adil Najam
Regular readers know that we at ATP love Pakistani food. And talking about Pakistani food. But this investigative report from Dunya TV made even us stop and wonder just what it is that we are licking when we lick our fingers after eating that great samoosa or jalebi. Watch it at your own risk because some of it is quite disgusting.
Part of me says, I should stop eating the great street food that I love so much. But that will not solve the problem. The greater part of me says that we should not be careful ourselves on what we eat individually but should be pushing relevant authorities to put a real and permanent stop to this.
I am glad that at the end of the video we hear that the Punjab government is “taking notice” (whatever that means!) of such blatant violations of basic hygiene and of the law. However I am concerned that both the government and the Dunya TV anchor are taking this to be a case of a specific wayward violation by one establishment. In all likelihood it is not. One has to assume that this is a larger systemic problem and deal with it that way. At least, check if it is so.
From all of us lovers of Pakistani food, I hope this was just an aberration and not a systemic problem. But if it is, please lets do something about it.
Some comments from the ATP Facebook Page:
– “Unbelievable! How low can we get?”
– “yeeeeeeeks
ab tu bahirrr se khana peena chorney ka mood ho raha hai!!!! uffffffff”
– “Ufffff my GOD… duniyaan chalane walo plz ye jaan lo k ye duniyan abdi hai Haqooq-ullah toh ek taraf haqooq-ul-ibaad toh pore karo.Akhir ek din ALLAH ko bhi toh monh dekhana hai.plz kab tak ye wehshiyana nizaam chaly ga…..”
Part of me thought that a video this disgusting should not be put up on ATP, but then I thought this really needs to be seen and discussed. I am surprised that it is not causing more outrage. Did everyone know this already. And if so, how do you ever eat a samosa or a pakorra knowing this.
Why is no one protesting. THIS is a far greater threat to each and every person’s faith than a stupid cartoon somewhere. NO?
@Naan Haleem “Isnt Gelatine Haram???”
It depends what animal is used to prepare gelatin, In the west, it come from the combination of different aninal that include cows, pigs etc. Since it has ingredients that come from pig, it is harram for muslims. However in Pakistan, we expect gelatin to come from cows, buffaloes and other halal animals…well until this video was shown…it is not harram…..this is just my understanding…you may want to consult with your local mullah for definite answer.., but goodluck explaining to mullah what it is first….as they normally only know about Qorma, Biryani and halwa.
outrageous. just plain outrageous.
Gelatine???? whatttttttttttt? Isnt Gelatine Haram??? Ever since i have come abroad for higher education, i have a constant habit of reading the ingredients of everything i buy and “Gelatine” is the first thing i look out for in order to discard the item. other things being some emulsifiers and preservatives. We dont even know what is halal and what is not halal??? are we just concerned about slaughtering with the Kalima-e-tayyaba? is it??? for the rest of the video…. Allah Aqal-o-shaoor de in insan numa hevanon ko