to the india-pakistan border to watch the border closing ceremony at the attari

wagah border this event is a must do when you come to

amritsar this ceremony marks the closing of the india-pakistan border for the day

and people travel from far and wide to witness the display of military

showmanship dominated by stomping high kicks and

exaggerated movements to be honest it reminded me of attending

a live sporting event it was high energy and a lot of fun with

plenty of cheering dancing flag waving and singing

afterwards we went to the local restaurant where we tried pakistani food

for the first time we had chicken kebab dal mud and curry

and i was also challenged to eat a whole chili

your eyes are watery oh my gosh so join us for a fun evening of

live entertainment and some delicious food

good afternoon good afternoon guys greetings from amritsar punjab india i'm

here with my friend japneet hello and david we're taking a 30

to 40 minute drive to visit the india pakistan border there's going to be an

incredible border closing ceremony i actually got to experience this back

in 2010 and guys let me tell you it is a true spectacle

it is unbelievable so we're going to be going there hopefully early getting some

decent seats and yeah we're going to film the whole thing

afterwards i think we're going to be having some Pakistani food pakistani dishes

we're going to be going to a pakistani restaurant so yeah let's get going

so we just got a rupees two flags yep the indian flag yeah it's 200 rupees so

around three us dollars you take it to the ceremony and you wave

it around right awesome five kilometers away from the border wow

we're getting close we're getting close okay so right here across the river we

have the border with pakistan and this is the import export trade

basically as you can see there's lots of trucks and they bring

stuff and take stuff we are here guys at the border wagah border

the wagah is the village okay at pakistan side yeah attari is at Indian side

oh that's awesome man we're all set with their flags

so this guy is the line here it's getting quite big already

an hour before the ceremony even happened so behind us we have like a

stadium and that's where we're gonna watch

the border closing ceremony and he's saying it's like no man's land basically it's an empty

space that lost no one right yeah

wow

the india pakistan border ceremony takes place daily at the attari wagah border just

before sunset the military event is performed

by india's border security force and the pakistan rangers and is something that

has been done since 1959. technically the whole

purpose behind the ceremony is to lower the national flag and officially close

the border for the night however what takes place is a lively

display featuring marching stomping and plenty of high kicks while

the crowd cheers and breaks into song and dance

it's energetic it's theatrical and it's an event you cannot miss whether you

find yourself traveling in amritsar or across the

border in neighboring lahore

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so whoa what an experience what did you guys think of it

i mean it was incredible it was so beautiful seeing everybody loud and

cheerful and you know hindustan i mean what really

surprised me is that the stadium has actually grown since the last time i was

here and yeah if you come here this is

something you gotta do it's just it's like it's like going to a football

match or something yeah i remember getting here really early i mean we got

here like at 4 30. yeah and once we got in we had

this the last seats we did we did it far back yeah so come

early that's the biggest tip anyways we're hungry let's go get some pakistani

food let's do it so we've arrived at sarhad which means

border for some pakistani food my first time to

try pakistani food and yours my second time my first

and probably you've had many times yeah yes

oh my gosh i'm hungry guys i'm here with my friend japaneet

and we've got two dishes that have arrived so far so what's this one

that's the lahari chicken sea kebab and that's the dahi ke kebab

which is basically you told me it was a yogurt kebab yeah okay

so why don't we grab a piece each and we'll try them let me do something for

you oh thank you okay yeah

lemon lemon always enhances food guys you gotta love it so this is basically a

chutney a mint chutney and the same as this one

as well okay let's dip it in take it for a swim

so we've got kebab

oh that is tender yeah so so tender had some herbs and spices yeah and did

you like the mint chutney oh isn't that the best the mint chunky

is the best part it has so much flavor just have some

kick to it actually has some kick to it yeah i agree with you

all right we are trying the yogurt kebab look you can see

the yogurt even inside of it it's got a white

white building yeah and do we put it in the chutney as well

why not right don't get him

oh wow crispy on the outside and kind of like smooth

a little bit creamy in the middle it melts in your mouth exactly you don't

even have to do it right yeah have a bit more

oh wow i like that these dishes are so different from each other

yeah it's nice variety so far and we have a lot more to come don't we yeah

let's bring it on oh my gosh it fell oh yeah oh

not too much too much this is this

this dal is basically there is a eating joint across the border

the first heating joint across the border it is named by miyajika dhaba

this dal comes from that recipe comes from that restaurant

across the border look at all the wonderful food we have here

so like we have basically three different curries

correct and an assortment of different breads this one is the

lahore naan okay basically consists of the onion seeds oh

onion seeds oh you can see them right on the outside

yeah it's very visible the second one is the peshawari naan is that the one with

the dry fruits all the dry fruits is that

one a bit sweet yeah a sweet spicy guys you can see it right in

there and there's nuts as well and now it's time to talk about the

curry so what do we have this is the mutton curry okay okay i'll put it for

you oh thank you that's the miyajiki dal yeah or the

lentil soup i can see the lentils it's big

it's nice they come out it's a chicken curry so the

david had the chili yeah and now sam will have it all right

yeah oh that's a challenge it's falling off the bone

is it it's really tender then oh my gosh that's nice such rich flavors

it's not this one's not so spicy though is it

let's try that lamb right off of the bone

oh yeah that's really tender so the dal yep oh i'm going to try the

other one the shower can i try it with the fruit

yeah the thing that's awesome about naan is it makes such a nice transport for

the curry like you just put it on and it's like you don't need a

spoon you don't need anything else

oh man that's good is that your favorite one yeah maybe

that's my favorite i think that might be my favorite

and this uh this particular naan it's really tasty it's a little bit sweet

it's also nutty yeah it's really good chicken curry time for the chicken curry

and then i gotta try the chili out

a little tender the thing that's nice about the curry here is

they're really rich and flavorful but they're not too spicy

but now i'm going to change that because i'm going to be having

this chili

oh my gosh your eyes are watery oh my gosh my throat is

absolutely on fire and the first few bites i didn't even think

it was spicy and then it just boom so that was the experience

life change no not life changing i'm crying

i did it though i tried it sam's away i survived that are you gonna have it

there's no more chilling

we sure ate a lot of food but you know what there's always room for dessert

uh we have khalifa okay uh that's a vanilla ice cream

vanilla ice cream with some cookies like a cookie like a cookie but it's called

khalifa khattai khalifa thai yeah okay so we have a sauce the fruit is called

khalifa okay the fruit came from pakistan okay

from pakistan directly from pakistan and it looks like chocolate but it's not

right it's not it's not okay oh wow this is

gonna be great let's just dig in

i'm really tasting the nuts and you're right that has

that sauce it has a it almost has like a deep

date like richness to it it tastes like a sweet date to me

and the ice cream complements it really well it helps it kind of go down

smoothly yeah it's a nice dessert you liked it

i really like that what an amazing day thank you so much

for everything you set this all up for us i gotta shake your hand for that

this has been awesome the Pakistan India border closing ceremony is surreal

if you come to amritsar you have to go because it's just

it's theatrical it's like it's like going to a sporting event almost isn't

it it's energetic it's so energetic you

feel the passion on both sides and yeah it's incredible and the food

here is my first time to try pakistani food

so it was a really unique experience some different curries the dessert is

something i've never had before so anyways guys if you've enjoyed the

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