This falooda from Islamabad has caused mass hysteria.
We Pakistanis sure do take our meetha very seriously. No matter how full we are after dinner, some how the mere mention of meetha will spike our appetite. It’s like there is a separate digestive organ in all desis that is only meant for desserts. Not only do we crave for meetha all the time, we also get really sentimental about it. Especially when it comes to local stuff. Falooda being one of them of course, can bring the best and worse in us. You simply do not mess with Falooda.
Well, clearly the people responsible for this abomination didn’t get the memo
Famous television news personality Ajmal Jami shared this image on his Twitter two days ago and ever since, Pakistanis can’t stop outraging over this monstrosity.
Guess what exactly is this? Yes! In #Islamabad they believe it's #Faloodah…!!
Holly……!!
Qiyamat kab aaye ge? pic.twitter.com/VYIfb2g0SQ— Ajmal Jami (@ajmaljami) September 8, 2017
Is this actually supposed to be Falooda? It’s more pasta than Falooda if you ask me. It’s like instant noodles with clearly cut canned mushrooms. To some, it may also appear as white rice with milk chocolate. Either way, it’s something completely different from Falooda.
Given the cultural relevance of Falooda, people were unhappy to say the least.
Some proposed that those responsible be given physical punishment.
Iss bande nu marro 10 jutiyan te ginno ek Jerra falooda di be-izzati karr riya ee
— Tahir Chatha (@chathatahir) September 8, 2017
La lo chitthar
— Anees Ahmad (@Anees1932) September 9, 2017
Then there were those who couldn’t accept it as Falooda and saw it as a whole different food group
https://twitter.com/black_napkin/status/906602030503952386
Like it would’ve had made a difference if it was cooked
white rice and kachay sausage lag rahay hain
— bela lugosi (not real) (@bnuuy333) September 9, 2017
With CPEC in full force, I guess this could be possible that this was a Chinese influenced falooda
https://twitter.com/simply_rheuma/status/906179911991349250
When you are not sure if it’s chotee eid or bari eid
mujay to bhai kaleji suwaiyaan lag rahi hn…,
— Meesam naqvi (@naqviu) September 8, 2017
This could actually work
https://twitter.com/SuroorRizvi/status/906403906120568833
Our velayati brothers, on the other hand, still considered it way better than what they are used to having
this is much better I have seen almost 10 kind of things which are no where near falodah. but selling and enjoying in UAE
— ش ی ر ا ز (@sherazazam3) September 9, 2017
Uk ma tu liquid type ki cheez ko falooda keh ker bechata atleast over here u r having some solid piece yahan tu milk ma ice cream dalta ha
— Ahmer (@Ahmerkhan80) September 8, 2017
The falooda in question was reportedly acquired at a place known as Jameel Sweets in Islamabad
We understand that the image of the questionable ‘Falooda’ may have caused trauma to certain members of our audience.
We apologize and accept full responsibility for that so as to make up for it here’s a picture of what falooda is supposed to look like:
You’re welcome.
