# Pakistani cuisine

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pakistani-cuisine/762991>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 16, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pakistani-cuisine/762991 "2016-08-16T14:47:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 19, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pakistani-cuisine/762991/41 "2016-08-19T20:22:18Z")

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> [@pulykamell](#):
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> I can see that. But the bit about Vietnamese and Thai food being reasonably similar? I can’t see going to a Vietnamese restaurant when I’m in the mood for Thai or vice versa. Indian and Pakistani, that’s close enough.

For me, they’re similar enough that I can see what he’s getting at, although the price thing totally doesn’t hold out in Cape Town - there’s only one Vietnamese place I know of, and it’s pretty high-end, whereas there’s a lot more Thai places, in a range of prices. But maybe in a place with a larger Vietnamese population, it might hold.

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**Post date:** [August 19, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pakistani-cuisine/762991/42 "2016-08-19T21:05:33Z")

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An Indian restaurant near my house, closed a few years ago, used to make the absolute best (IMHO) Karahi Chicken. I was told that is more of a Pakistani dish. Any truth to that? Man, I miss eating that stuff. It was pretty spicy, but just right.

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