The Dilbar Hotel in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, has been a hub and haven for Kashmiri Muslims since 1950, when its original owner, Malik Jamal, opened it as a small teashop. But it wasn’t the tea that got locals’ attention; it was the hareesa and tabaq maz Jamal would bring from home for his lunch. Today, his son, Malik Aslam, runs the restaurant (hotel and restaurant are used interchangeably locally) fully aware it is perhaps the only one in the country serving food from the Kashmir valley. Atlas Obscura has more, including why Aslam believes he is the custodian of a culinary tradition that must be treated like a precious heirloom. https://flip.it/oxoBvU #Culture#Pakistan#Food#Foodstodon#Travel
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