PESHAWAR
\nKnown as city of hospitality, Peshawar have started attracting siri paye food lovers due to its delicious taste and high level of energy.
\nAs the temperature in the historic city is getting cooler, the demand of siri paye food prepared from pure meat obtained from sacrificial animals especially cow, oxen and buffaloes were increased in Peshawar.
\nScores of paye shops at Qissa Khwani bazaar, Hasthnagri, Namak Mandi and Fawara chowk in cantonment were drawing a substantial number of buyers after pleasant change in weather.
\n\u201cI came from Wapda Town Nowshera to enjoy the mouthwatering siri paye at Qissa Khwani with my family,\u201d said Qaisar Khan, a former PESCO employee while talking to APP on Sunday.
\nBesides its delectable taste, he said that the special dish was very useful for people with weak bones and low level of protein besides anemia.
\n\u201cI had inherited the paye business 30 years ago from my father and despite increase of meat prices, he earned substantial profit, \u201c said Umar Daraz, a paye seller at Gor Kathri while talking to APP.
\nCarrying on the family legacy of running their decades long siri paye restaurant \u201cNika Haji Nazeer Ahmed Paye, commonly known as Nika Siri Paye\u2019, Umar Daraz said that his great grandfather Naik Mohammad also known as Nika had introduced the special dish to the city and he was proud to carrying it forward.
\n\u201cThe paye is prepared in a clay pot on low heat for 18 hours and then served in clay bowls. A big bowl costs Rs600 and smaller portions are sold for Rs250 and Rs300.\u201d
\nUmar said that people from adjacent districts come to his restaurant to enjoy their favorite food especially on weekend.
\nHe said overseas Pakistanis also place an order for frozen paye so they can take it abroad when they go back to share it with friends, saying he also receive orders from Swat, Chtral and Murree besides Afghanistan.
\nThai vlogger and food connoisseur, Mark Wiens, also tried it in 2018 and called it one of the best dishes he had eaten in Pakistan.
\nUmar, however said that the business has taken a hit due to the inflation and price hike.
\nIn favorable conditions, he said two to three maunds of siri paye were sold daily. \u201cBut due to inflation, I now manage to sell only one maund per day.\u201d
\nThe cold winds have brought an increase in the demand for local \u2018winter delights\u2019 in Peshawar where a large number of citizens can be seen in these shops.
\nThe food stalls are doing good business due to the rising demand for these cousins.
\nGreat rush of food lovers are also being witnessed on stalls and shops selling chappli kabab, rice polao, peshawari green tea and fried fish.
\nTemporary stalls have been set up by vendors where winter food items are being sold like a hot cake. The demand of fried fish and Chappli Kabab increased manifold in Peshawar where these outlets were crowded with customers on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR Known as city of hospitality, Peshawar have started attracting siri paye food lovers due to its delicious taste and high level of energy. As the temperature in the historic city is getting cooler, the demand of siri paye food prepared from pure meat obtained from sacrificial animals especially cow, oxen and buffaloes were increased […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-358306","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-peshawar"},"yoast_head":"\n