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Guides to Pakistani fruit, recipes, honest snack comparisons and current prices, written by the people who freeze-dry the fruit in Lahore.
9 NOV 2026 · 8 MIN READ
Three words that get mixed up in every Pakistani kitchen. What dry fruit, dehydrated fruit and freeze-dried fruit each are, how they are made, what happens to the sugar and the vitamins, how long each keeps, what each costs per 100 g, and which one suits a lunch box, a gift, a diabetic or a cake.
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8 NOV 2026 · 9 MIN READ
A plain guide to freeze-dried fruit for Pakistani shoppers: how it is made, how it differs from dehydrated fruit and from 'dry fruit', what a pouch costs in Pakistan in 2026 and why the prices differ so much, how to judge a good one, and where to buy it with Cash on Delivery.
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27 OCT 2026 · 7 MIN READ
What a dry fruit gift box costs in Pakistan in 2026, fifteen ideas by budget for Eid, weddings and corporate gifting, how to pack one so it arrives fresh, and a fruit box for the people who cannot eat nuts.
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27 OCT 2026 · 7 MIN READ
What strawberries cost in Pakistan month by month in 2026, why the price falls fourfold in six weeks, where they are grown, how to buy and keep them, and the one way to have Chiniot strawberries in August.
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27 OCT 2026 · 8 MIN READ
Fifteen school snacks that survive six hours in a bag with no fridge, how much sugar a child should get in a day, a Monday-to-Friday plan, what to leave out, and notes for the smallest children.
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27 OCT 2026 · 7 MIN READ
Where the kinnow came from, when it is in season, why Sargodha grows nearly all of it, what is in one, why it has so many seeds, and five ways to use it, including in July.
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27 OCT 2026 · 8 MIN READ
Fifteen healthy snacks sold on ordinary Pakistani streets and shelves, what 100 g of each gives you, what they cost in 2026 where a price could be found, and six 'healthy' snacks that are not.
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26 OCT 2026 · 8 MIN READ
When Chaunsa is in season, where it grows, how it differs from Sindhri and Anwar Ratol, what a kilo cost in 2026, what is in it, and how to have Multan Chaunsa in December.
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26 OCT 2026 · 7 MIN READ
When amrood is in season, where the sweetest ones grow, which variety to buy, what a kilo costs this winter, what is in it, and the one way to have Larkana guava in June.
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26 OCT 2026 · 8 MIN READ
Four ways to make banana chips in a Pakistani kitchen: which bananas, slice thickness, oil temperature, oven times, and what each method does to the calories. Plus the one method with no oil at all.
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