4/5 the mouth - r. 2 years ago on Google
When
it
comes
to
eating
out
in
Oslo,
there
are
precious
few
restaurants
that
offer
authentic
glimpses
into
a
particular
cuisine.
More
often
than
not
the
restaurants
"dumb
down"
the
flavours
so
as
not
to
offend
the
slowly
evolving
palate
of
former
full-time
potato
gurglers.
To
go
from
a
grind
of
pepper
to
eating
a
true
vindaloo
is
a
jump
people
have
to
attempt
gradually.
The
problem
with
a
nation
of
baby-step
takers,
is
that
if
someone
makes
authentic
food,
it's
generally
complained
about
and
left
to
cater
to
immigrants
or
expats
or
people
from
ethnic
backgrounds
that
crave
those
flavours.
I
am
one
of
those.
Having
spent
my
childhood
in
India
and
visited
Pakistan
three
times,
I
regularly
get
rabid
pangs
for
tasty,
flavourful
curries.
Lahoree
Dera
has
been
a
long-term
staple
for
me
after
the
fussy,
overpriced
stench
of
Indian
restaurants
in
Oslo
had
worn
off.
To
walk
into
the
spartan
L-shaped
restaurant
complete
with
it's
countertop
for
ready-made
curries,
the
two
backroom
dining
rooms
and
the
windows
looking
out
onto
life
passing
by
Grønlands
multi-cultural
root.
More
often
than
not
I
order
the
Fresh
Lamb
Karahi,
but
today
was
Saag
Gosht.
I
must
quickly
add
a
disclaimer
to
those
vegetable-lovers
who
balk
at
the
sight
of
slayed
flesh,
this
place
is
not
for
you.
Whilst
the
Pakistani's
are
masters
of
manipulating
meat,
they
suffer
greatly
in
the
perfection
of
elevating
vegetables.
Their
Indian
cousins
to
the
East
have
got
that
covered.
Eating
at
Lahoree
Dera
is
not
going
to
bankrupt
you,
the
portions
are
gigantic,
and
the
service
is
non-existant.
You
order
at
the
counter,
tap
your
card
and
take
a
seat.
Two
minutes
later
a
mountain
of
food
arrives
ready
to
be
devoured.
Over
the
past
decade,
I
have
tried
most
things
on
the
menu
and
have
rarely
been
disappointed.
Don't
come
here
expecting
elevated
Asian
cuisine,
this
is
basic,
bold
and
comforting
home
cooking.
The
curries
are
oily,
but
then
again
every
place
I
ate
in
Pakistan
did
not
hold
back
either.
This
is
the
way
they
eat,
and
if
you
don't
like
it
you
can
go
to
some
hip
spot
that
panders
to
the
ill-informed.
Come
here
to
try
real
Pakistani
food,
cooked
consistently
well,
that's
cheap
and
delicious.
It
is
not
one
of
those
restaurants
that
you
judge
based
on
the
service,
ambiance,
music,
wine-list
or
other
inconsequential
frivolities;
this
is
purely
about
experiencing
and
enjoying
real
Pakistani
food
in
the
heart
of
Oslo.
If
you
think
this
is
mediocre
or
overrated,
then
i'm
afraid
you
just
don't
like
real
Pakistani
food..
it's
as
simple
as
that.
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