Wednesday evening after work we went to see the gate closing ceremony at Wagah border crossing. Unfortunatley we arrived a little late as we were told it started at 17:30 but it actually started at 17:00. We still mamaged to see something as there were a load of cameramen there from news channels as some guy who had been in jail in India on a money forging charge for three years was being sent home.

After we headed back to Lahore town and checked out 'Food Street' actually called Gowal Mandi. Here at 6pm the street is closed to traffic and tables and chairs are set out for the evening meal. They sell all sorts of stuff from simple bar-B-que tofried fish to curries and stuff. We saw a guy cooking some strange dish using what looked like a pair of cold chisels.




It was a dish called Taka Tak which was made of goat innards, its brain, kidney, rib, heart and gonad added to this was some tomato, spices and butter. It meat was initially steamed then the toms and spices were added and it was cooked with the butter on a hot plate. Again I was suprised how tasty it was. This experience was just a little outside Amir's comfort zone and he declined to partake as he did not feel too comfortable to the environment it was cooked in. I reckon that if it don't kill me it just makes me stronger.

Taka Tak

Enjoying a plate of Taka Tak in Food Street