Cultural Experience #1

A few days ago, my brother and I went out to eat at Khana Khazanah, a little Pakistani restaurant on Knoxville in Peoria. At first I had my doubts about the place because it did not offer the best first impression. Right by the door there were smoking wires coming out of the wall which I though must have been in violation with some safety code. Even though this had nothing to do with the food, I worried about the quality of what I was about to put in my body. However, I soon discovered that I could not have been more wrong about my opinions of Pakistani food.

As I looked at the menu, I realized I had absolutely no idea what anything on the menu was. The one thing that looked remotely familiar was something with chicken, so that’s what I ordered. When we got our food, it came with the main course (whatever that was), a type of bread, and rice with a spicy sauce. If you like spicy food, then this is your type of place. The food was absolutely delicious. The chicken that I had ordered came in its own special sauce that burned the inside of your throat, but in a good way. It also came with these little balls that had absolutely no taste for like 5 seconds, but made your eyes water from the spiciness. I’m not quite sure what my brother had but by his facial expressions I could tell his was just as spicy as mine. All in all it was one of the best things I have ever eaten.