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Truck-art kettleٹرک آرٹ
Hand-painted metal kettle
The painting on Pakistan’s trucks, shrunk to fit a kitchen shelf.
Shan masalaشان مصالحہ
Pakistani spice mixes, one dish per box
Biryani, nihari and karahi from a Karachi box, with the recipe printed on the back.
Pakolaپاکولا
Green ice cream soda
Karachi’s bright green ice cream soda.
Rooh Afzaروح افزا
Rose and herb syrup for cold drinks
The ruby-red syrup that opens the fast in every Pakistani home.
Tapal Danedarدودھ پتی
Strong black tea for milky Pakistani chai
The strong, granular tea behind Pakistan’s milky, sugary doodh patti.
Hyderabadi banglesچوڑیاں
Glass bangles, sold by the dozen
Glass rings in every colour, from the city that makes them for all of Pakistan.
Sindhi topiسندھی ٹوپی
Embroidered mirror-work cap
A round cap covered in mirrors, with an arch cut out at the front.
Ajrakاجرک
Block-printed cotton shawl
Indigo and madder, stamped by hand on both sides of the cloth.
Rilli quiltرلی
Hand-stitched patchwork quilt
Hundreds of cloth scraps, cut into triangles and stitched into one heirloom.
Hala lacquerwareجنڈی
Lacquered, lathe-turned wood
Wood turned on a lathe and coloured by friction, in bands of red, yellow and green.
Chilgoza pine nutsچلغوزہ
Long pine nuts, roasted in the shell
Winter’s most prized snack, from the pine forests of the Suleiman mountains.
Balochi embroideryبلوچی کڑھائی
Hand-embroidered dress and panels
Needlework so dense the cloth underneath almost disappears.
Onyx bowl
Hand-turned banded stone bowl
Green and honey-banded stone from the hills of Balochistan, turned by hand.
Chaunsa mangoesچونسہ آم
Pakistan’s famous summer mangoes
Sweet, fibre-free and fragrant: the mango Pakistanis argue is the best in the world.
Multani blue potteryکاشی گری
Hand-painted glazed ceramics
Cobalt and turquoise on white, the colours of Multan’s shrines.
Camel-skin lamp
Painted lamp made from camel hide
Translucent hide painted in gold, lit from within.
Sohan halwaسوہن حلوہ
Dense sweet made with ghee and nuts
Multan’s dense, nutty sweet, sold in round tins.
Pakistani lawn suitلان
Printed summer cotton, sold as a three-piece suit
Fine printed cotton for Pakistan’s summer, launched every year like a fashion week.
Chinioti woodworkچنیوٹی فرنیچر
Hand-carved wooden furniture and boxes
Deep floral carving in dark wood, from a town of woodcarvers.
Kasuri methiقصوری میتھی
Dried fenugreek leaves
The dried leaves that make a curry smell like a restaurant kitchen.
Khussaکھسہ
Embroidered leather slippers
Pointed leather slip-ons, embroidered with gold thread.
Sialkot cricket batکرکٹ بیٹ
Hand-shaped willow cricket bat
Shaped by hand in the city that equips cricket teams around the world.
Sialkot footballفٹبال
Hand-stitched football
Made in the city that stitched World Cup match balls.
Khewra pink saltکھیوڑہ کا نمک
Rock salt from the Salt Range
The pink salt sold worldwide as “Himalayan” comes from one range of hills in Punjab.
Peshawari chappalپشاوری چپل
Leather sandals with crossed straps
The sandal of the frontier, built to last a decade.
Kahwa green teaقہوہ
Green tea with cardamom
Green tea with cardamom, poured in Peshawar’s Storytellers’ Bazaar.
Chitrali pakolپکول
Rolled wool cap
A soft wool cap with a rolled brim, made for mountain winters.
Hunza apricotsخوبانی
Sun-dried apricots and apricot oil
Sun-dried on rooftops in the valley below Rakaposhi.
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