Food – Bella Hotel https://thebellahotel.com Best Hotel In Islamabad Tue, 08 Mar 2022 06:23:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.7 https://thebellahotel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-bella-view-restaurant-70x70.png Food – Bella Hotel https://thebellahotel.com 32 32 Top Pakistani Food Names Not To Miss https://thebellahotel.com/top-pakistani-food-names/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:40:42 +0000 https://thebellahotel.com/?p=1822 Read More]]> Pakistan is a country with a culture and amazing people. Things that make it unique are clothing, rituals, spirituality, traditions, and a mixture of colorful things. Despite a lot of differences, the question is what brings the whole world together. Yes, different kind of food brings people together. Apart from food, there are a lot of things that foreigners love about Pakistan. Food is one of them because people are crazy about its perfection apart from being technology lovers. That is why we decided to mention top Pakistani food names not to miss here.

Pakistan each province and even the village has its unique dishes and culture. When these unique cultures mix up they come up with an extremely colorful combo. Each city has a bunch of people who has separate food taste. Here we have summarized some delicious dishes of Pakistan famous in different parts of the country.

Nihari

Nihari is the famous dish of Punjab and people love to have it in nashta, especially on weekends. It is a blend of 21 herbs, mixed with mutton and served with naan, ginger, green chilies, and onion. Nihari is an Indian dish but plays a big part in Pakistani cuisine. Famous nihari places are Lahore, Karachi, and Rawalpindi.

Karahi: One of the top Pakistani Food Names

Karahi dish originated in the sub-continent and is famous for its herbs, spices, and amazing taste. It is a cuisine that may have anyone of the chicken, mutton, and beef. It is served with naan, ginger, and chilies. Boneless karahi is one of the favorites. Butt karahi in Islamabad and Rawalpindi is also famous. If you are staying in Bella hotel Islamabad then it is just ten minutes away. You can visit and enjoy the delicious food.

Saag

Saag is the favorite dish of villagers and is served with Makai ki roti. It is a green leaf vegetable consisting of more than 7 herbs and typically made in ghee. Other ingredients include onion, chilies, cheese, and masala.

]]> Pakistani Food Culture full of Tradition, Spices, and Flavors https://thebellahotel.com/pakistani-food-culture/ Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:38:53 +0000 https://thebellahotel.com/?p=1793 Read More]]> The mealtimes in traditional Pakistani families is none other than a display of rich Pakistani food culture. Family members sit together at the dining table and talk about their daily activities. In old days, there were huge family gatherings with siblings, cousins together and enjoying precious time with food. A dining table there was not just only a main dish like curry, vegetables, but also accompanied with hot roti, Chatni, salads, Raita, and spices. Most people love to have one sweet dish with the main dish. If they don’t find the sweet dishes on the table, they don’t consider the menu is complete.

In Pakistan, three-time of meal that is breakfast, lunch, and dinner but some families added “sham ki chai” in the meal as well. In most countries, these are also the timing, but Pakistani diversity of food, dishes, and flavors makes it unique. We will start with the breakfast menu what Pakistani breakfast offers.

Breakfast/Nashta as a health part of Pakistani Food Culture

Breakfast or Nashta word came from Urdu is the first meal considered in Pakistan. Normally in Pakistan people loves to do breakfast with Paratha, chai, yogurt, Naan Channay, and eggs. On weekend desi people make their breakfast special do it with halwa puri, Allo Paratha, Paye, and nihari with lassi. Some people also like to do it light breakfast with chai rusk and Jam double Roti.

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These are the formal dishes that are mostly offered in Pakistani breakfast. There are some other leftover dishes like curry with roti and chapatti in the breakfast. Chapati with curry is really a blessing in breakfast. If you are staying in Bella hotel Islamabad, here you can also enjoy a delicious breakfast hotel menu including halwa puri, Naan Channay, and many more.

I hope this writing will help you to better understand the Pakistani food culture. This brief reading will encourage you to look more at Pakistani food and cuisine.

]]> Mithai – The Traditional Sweets of Pakistan https://thebellahotel.com/mithai-traditional-sweets-of-pakistan/ Wed, 12 Jan 2022 07:49:13 +0000 https://thebellahotel.com/?p=1716 Read More]]> Mithai is one of the essential items of Pakistani meals and is a traditional or official desert in the subcontinent. Events like Ramzan, Eid, Marriage, anniversaries, and birthdays in Pakistan have always this special kind of sweet. In Punjab, it is part of the culture. People will always ask you “where is the Mithai” in case of any special occasion. There is not one specific region or country, which you can say is the origin of Mithai. There are different regions and countries that have different types of sweets.

The Word Mithai

Word Mithai is a broader term. There are many different types of sweet that came under this one word. One of the famous sweets among Mithai is Ghulab Jaman. In many countries, its synonym is Rose-Fruits. It has a round shape, made with milk, cream and soaked with sugar at the end. Word Ghulab Jaman came from the Persian language and originated in the sub-continent during Mughal rule. Whereas the word sweet is in the Arabic Culture.

Other than Ghulab Jaman, sweets that came from different cultures and are famous are Ras Gula, Barfi, Ladu, Cham Cham, Sohan Halwa, Gajjar Halwa, Suji ka Halwa, Habshi Halwa, Akhrot Halwa, etc.

On many occasions, Mithai send as a special gift apart from daily use. In Pakistan, there are a hundred shops that are famous all over the world and there is no match in quality and taste. Many Pakistani send special Mithai from here to their relatives living abroad. Famous sweet shops all over Pakistan are Jamil Sweets in Islamabad, Nirala sweets Lahore, Dhaka sweet in Karachi.

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]]> Best Street Food in Islamabad https://thebellahotel.com/best-street-food-in-islamabad/ Mon, 03 Jan 2022 07:01:17 +0000 https://thebellahotel.com/?p=1683 Read More]]> Like other cities of Pakistan, there is also the best street food in Islamabad. People came all the way from Karachi to Lahore to enjoy the famous city food points and especially burgers. You will find people eating anything at any time throughout the day. That’s why the city has many restaurants, eating places, Café for breakfast, bakeries, home-based food outlets, and snacks points. Following we will tell you some of the best street food points in the capital city of Pakistan

Khoka Khola

It is located in F-6/1 Islamabad in the basement of Beverly Centre. As soon as you entered this small casual eatery your mood swings because of classical 1960’s and 1970 music with dimmed lightning. This place brings the old-school charm of khokhas famous for serving delicious street food. Khoka Khola offers the best local cuisine and their cheese naan with cheese oozing out is really famous. They give you the best desi taste in a homely manner.

Najeeb Spot

Najeeb spot is famous for its Afghani burgers in Islamabad. Their burger is special because everything is deep-fried stuffed within the bread and French fries are rolled up and of course with chatni & sauces inside the burger. From the outside, it is very difficult to tell which one you are eating. In the burger, they have beef, chicken and some meat menu. Afghani chatni that they have blended the masala with mayonnaise make their burger unique.

Burger Fest Among The Best Street Food in Islamabad

The next best street place for burger lovers in Islamabad is Burger Fest. Because of its loaded sauces and juicy patties, it catches your eyes and your sight craves it for you more. It has a very reasonable price inclusive with loaded fries. Burger fest offers you different categories of burgers like chicken Jalapeno, Wild Big Ben, and The Beast.

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So, if you want to enjoy the best street food in Islamabad, book your stay in the top hotel of Islamabad e.g. Bella Hotel, enjoy your stay and the delicious food in the city.

]]> Favorite Channa Chaat Places in Islamabad https://thebellahotel.com/channa-chaat-places-in-islamabad/ Fri, 17 Dec 2021 05:48:23 +0000 https://thebellahotel.com/?p=1644 Read More]]> Let’s scroll us together some of the favorite channa chaat Places in Islamabad. Also known as papri chaat, it is a favorite South Asian street snack full of spicy and tangy. It is known with different names in different parts of the country. If you want to eat something healthy and at the same time light in weight then you could not find a better option than channa chat. It is very healthy because its ingredients are fully vegetarian and delicious because of mint, imli chatni, and basic sauces. There are many street vendors, shops and now restaurants have also added chana chat in their menu. But here we will list you some of the top places that offer the best chana chat in Islamabad.

Hyderabadi Chatkhara

As the name reflected offered the best street food in quality and taste. Although it has little structure, located in a very busy area F-10 Islamabad but offer the legendary gol gappay and channa chaat. On the menu, they have special BBQ, Chicken roll paratha, burgers, and takeaway as well. The price of one plate chat is very reasonable that is Rs. 120/-.

Chikachino: Another favorite among Channa Chaat Places in Islamabad

Chikachino is the only one that offers freshly-cooked street food around the clock. It has recently opened in F7 Markaz, Islamabad, and is widely known for tea but also famous for its special papri chat. It is famous because of its location and low-cost menu to enjoy with friends and family on weekends.

Rasheed Sweets House & Refreshment Center

Rasheed Sweets is one of the popular refreshment centers located in F-7 Islamabad. It has a very delicious and spicy channa chat and turnover plate. It is the hub of street food in F-7 Markaz.

Munchies

Munchies who have introduced the concept of gol gappay and channa chaat in a more cleanly environment is one of the best places in Islamabad to satisfy food along with touring Pakistan. Initially, it was considered a slightly higher place but now you will disagree. There was a time when it was considered a slightly high-end place for the items it offers. Its menu included a variety of burgers, paratha rolls, chana chat, and sandwiches as well.

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So if you want to enjoy the delicious channa chaat places in Islamabad then book your reservation in Bella hotel Islamabad and enjoy the food with a comfortable stay.

]]> Places to eat in Islamabad https://thebellahotel.com/places-to-eat-in-islamabad/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 05:11:26 +0000 https://thebellahotel.com/?p=1584 Read More]]> The capital city of Pakistan is one of the best in the world. There are many food places to eat in Islamabad where everyone can enjoy food according to his choice and taste. City not only have food of its own city particular but also the food of different cities available that has ranged from chines, continental, Thai, Italian and many more. There are many places which offer a variety of food you just named it.

The city is preferred by the local and foreign tourists for its exceptional view. It has many restaurants and hotels where you can stay and enjoy your summer vacation. Bella hotel Islamabad is one of the best hotels preferred by visitors. It provides a comfortable stay and delicious food for the visitors.

Initially finding a good place for food with taste in Islamabad was difficult but with the passage of time many restaurants and desi, food places have opened with good food quality. So Islamabad is now not less than Lahore in providing good food. Local dishes are very popular among people because they are enjoying them since childhood.

Following are some of the best places to eat in Islamabad to relish delicious Pakistani cuisines:

Usmania Restaurant

Located main in Blue Area, Islamabad, have extended many branches in different cities of Pakistan. The restaurant has delectable dishes and they are very famous for Usmania chicken handi among the customer. Other famous dishes on their menu are lamb leg, chicken, and quail steamed roast, etc.

La Montana

Restaurant inaugurated in 2004, located at Pir Sohawa. Along with the good food taste also has a beautiful view because of its location surrounded by mountains and natural beauty. La Montana restaurant since opening offering great food and has a long list of dishes in their menu stated from burgers, seafood, vegetables, lentil, meat, etc. Apart from this they also have a private dining facility option where you can enjoy yourself with your family.

Savour Foods

Savour foods is one of the oldest and perfect places for desi food. It is founded in 1988. Their menu has all Pakistani dishes and very economical as well. The restaurant is located in the west of Jinnah Avenue. They have the best team to serve the food to the customers. Their best delights are pulao, chicken roast, krispo, ice cream, and zarda in sweet.

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These are some of the best places to eat in Islamabad. Come and book a room in Islamabad to stay and enjoy the best of cuisines here.

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