Al-Watan means "The Homeland" in Urdu, the language spoken in Pakistan.
It's also the name of one of my favourite restaurants in Vancouver, located at Fraser and 45th. It's a small "hole in the wall", but the food is amazing, cheap, and the owner/manager/waiter/cashier (all the same person) is a super guy.
Today I went there for lunch with James:
Oh and before I forget, their tea is amazing too. It's called the "Al-Watan Tea", and costs $1. Can you believe it? $1!!!! Next semester I'll have to go there and park myself for an afternoon and drink tea and study.
2 comments:
Great to see ur blog. Chai peejiye aur aish kijiye. Also, nice to see Urdu blossoming abroad. I also saw Halal written in Urdu in the photo.
KH
Adnan
Hi Adnan, thanks for your comment. Yes, there is a small but tight-knit community of Urdu-speaders here. They all hang out at Al-Watan. ;)
Yes, Halal is probably the only word printed in Urdu, right?
Peace, brother.
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