How Kashmiri Chefs Cook A 25-Course Wazwan Wedding Dinner | Big Batches

How Kashmiri Chefs Cook A 25-Course Wazwan Wedding Dinner | Big Batches | Insider Food

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In Kashmir, India, weddings and other special occasions revolve around a 25- to 36-course meal known as a wazwan. The feast takes two days to prepare and requires a large team of experienced chefs known as wazas. In Kashmiri, "waza" means "cook," and "wan" means "shop."
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@sshrafiqi 5 ай бұрын

For anyone wondering about the number of guests, apart from close family and friends, the guest list also includes neighbours and extended family. It doesn't always go up to 700+ people. It very well can, but it really depends on how lavish we want the ceremony to be. When talking about the number of guests invited to a wedding, we don't count the people we count the "tramis". 1 trami = 4 people

@sshrafiqi 5 ай бұрын

"Trami" is the huge copper plate on which the food is served. Four people eat on a single plate.

@sameerquazi2626 5 ай бұрын

So how much does it cost for a wedding, Let's say 700 guests like this, or 1000? I am assuming it'll be expensive AF, given the wood, spices, and meat. Labour is not even considered here. @@sshrafiqi

@sshrafiqi 5 ай бұрын

@@sameerquazi2626 can't say exactly, but it's definitely in lakhs. Yeah, with today's inflation it's very expensive

@OO27 4 ай бұрын

It's normal in all over india to invite people.

@ZORO-hy5rv Ай бұрын

@@sameerquazi2626 well brother, as per this video, only mutton bill will be about 700K for about 1000kg...

@flytothemoon50 5 ай бұрын

My wedding was last month, we invited 2500 people. Almost 4000+ coming, I'm glad and also terrified that the food and seat are not enough. Luckily somehow we managed to serve all the guests but many people that help up in the back say it's a logistical nightmare. 😂 And someone brings 4 dozen boxes of Redbull to cope with the staff to keep going. Someone said after the event someone almost collapsed from exhaustion. Really grateful to all of them who work hard on the event. ❤

@NapsAreBetterThanSex 5 ай бұрын

I almost collapsed just reading your comment 😂. Congratulations and wonderful blessings on your union ❤

@abdullahurslan1876 5 ай бұрын

If you don’t mind me asking, how much is the per head cost in indian rupees

@ColinBFClarke 5 ай бұрын

Bro just get a concert hall lol

@maevethefox5912 5 ай бұрын

That would literally be more than the town I grew up in! My wedding had 150 people and that felt like so many

@MrThejayaraj 5 ай бұрын

@@abdullahurslan1876 Food is usually on a per plate basis or a full on contract basis. Per plate is usually 150-250 INR i.e. 2-3 USD in a tier two/three city. For anyone else wondering, 4k is the norm not an exception. You just accept the fact that about a couple hundred guests would be strangers just there for free food.

@loop4.039 5 ай бұрын

For Everyone who is complaining about flies .it's because they don't cook at a certain place.they go to The place where wedding is .and you know everyone has different empty areas . ( Also know that most of the weddings here happen during autumn (rarely in summer) so there are no flies around that time as its starts to get pretty cold here

@amitexo 5 ай бұрын

Also the fact that they are not flies but mostly bees and wasps which are present because of the abundance of fruit trees in Kashmir, which they pollinate :)

@Oceansta 4 ай бұрын

they look like mostly honey bees and less flies

@DaveVargas90012 2 ай бұрын

Stay Fly UTI 🦢☝🏽

@kiraamv5507 2 ай бұрын

Flies are before cooking, what does it matter when food will be at 3-400C no germs will survive

@lupreztryson Ай бұрын

I thought they were bees or wasps. Obviously when you got that kind of open air kitchen with those ingredients it will attract them

@garlicbreathandfarts 5 ай бұрын

I have been a chef for 4 decades. I am rarely impressed anymore, but I am impressed!

@fasihussaini8554 4 ай бұрын

Brings back all the memories I had in beautiful Kashmir. What really makes their food taste good is actually their hospitality and the love they give you when they serve you wazwan. May God bless the people of Kashmir.

@CapSolo010 3 ай бұрын

Surprised you didn’t get worms from all those flies and bugs flying around uncooked food in this video. I’ll never eat in India

@tortepasti2 3 ай бұрын

@@CapSolo010You work with what you got

@sharonunikilyngdoh 2 ай бұрын

@@CapSolo010 we Indians have developed immunity to many of these bugs....coz our regular food is contaminated 😂

@zs4747 5 ай бұрын

I don't even know 700 people

@murphychris9811 5 ай бұрын

i dont no 7

@lilacscentedfushias1852 5 ай бұрын

I do but that’s only because I used to teach 😂 It must be every random person they can think of, I’d much rather make it people who mean something to me

@krispykruzer 5 ай бұрын

1000 people for my wedding 50-100 people for most events is quite common

@puneet90 5 ай бұрын

Forever lonely

@anirudh2704 5 ай бұрын

700 guests in marriage are common in communities who have less population. But it's totally different scale in marriages of big population communities. Mini 1200 people and upto 2500. I have served in such marriages

@omiohassan3180 5 ай бұрын

Attending a Kashmiri wedding in Kashmir is in my bucket list.

@loop4.039 5 ай бұрын

I'm from Kashmir it is a real feast ( and a lot of work for cousins who server it to guests😂) ... EDIT: no of guests are not measured as numbers but as per ''tramies" ( big copper plates ) in which 4 people eat together . And count is usually for middle class from 70 -110 tramies . And can go upto 200 tramies

@HhshhsHh-dw3qq 2 ай бұрын

How many ! In bihar wr invite about 300-400

@affanalam6123 5 ай бұрын

Kashmiri food is so underrated especially in India. I hope this video spreads some light on one of the best cuisines of India.

@KalpeshPatel78 5 ай бұрын

dude. I love Kashmiri food. Especially Dum Olav, Kashmiri Rajma, Rogan Josh etc. Simply amazing.

@dragonsunleashed4122 5 ай бұрын

@@adnan5826are bhai.. Please yaar tamiz thav.. Isne kya hi aisa bola.. Kyazi chuk panun ikhlaq kharab karaan

@EmirateOfHind 5 ай бұрын

Um kashmir is a disputed territory, how about not using words like india or pakistan in a video which has nothing to do with indian or pakistani culture

@AL-tl9mt 5 ай бұрын

@@EmirateOfHind there is nothing unique about the cuisine, very close to north indian and mighalai.

@pvim 5 ай бұрын

@@AL-tl9mt its more close it persian, present day Iranian cuisine, but that goes for a lot of things in India, but the culture is definitely very close to Iranian culture/tradition but thats to be expected considering the history of Kashmir, regardless truly beautiful stuff

@MUZAMILHAMID7794 4 ай бұрын

Kashmir is a beautiful place in earth and it's beauty is because of its humble and kind people. Appreciate the efforts of food insider ❤

@GamalKevin 5 ай бұрын

Masha’ Allah, the part where strangers get to eat together in one plate is such a beautiful culture.

@Meghnaaad 4 ай бұрын

I'm not very fond of it though 😅

@starward0997 3 ай бұрын

Im a muslim and i dont like it 🫢 i would taka my own part on separate plate

@Meghnaaad 3 ай бұрын

@@starward0997 yeah, its disgusting TBH, like Pigs eating together.

@aiko9393 2 ай бұрын

I would only do it with my family and friends tho 😅

@jayeshratangairi8732 2 ай бұрын

Honestly 700 people is rookie numbers in regards to indian marriages. Average wedding has 1500-2000 people.

@cherryblossomsandwisteria855 5 ай бұрын

Just Amazing ❤

@b.johnathanwarriorinagarde7980 5 ай бұрын

Very well done, God bless these men.

@Visibily_dark 4 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊 for exploring our Unique & blessed culture ❤

@nikitamorrison7207 4 ай бұрын

Its so fun learning about different cultures and their customs.

@kamaldaud2782 5 ай бұрын

Wow! Unique! Very unique tradition.

@iamfury2k275 5 ай бұрын

Wow insider food covered my place ... really grateful for it

@jsong8584 5 ай бұрын

Props to hard working cooks. Very curious how Kashmir food would taste. It's always interesting to watch different culture and food. Good video!

@MohdMohsin-os7hs Ай бұрын

Been to marriages all over world but kashmiri wedding is unique, simple royal one.....the food the contrast of colours.... everything is incredible........❤

@GamalKevin 5 ай бұрын

Interesting to see the process!

@sadafsadaf9245 3 ай бұрын

Wow what a great way ..excellent one of the best preparations with the best dishes ..super zabardast wazwan ....25 courses with perfect blend of spices ...just look at the manpower involved , man hours and sincerity...result is delicious with no comparision ......

@adiil.aahmed Ай бұрын

Absolutely fantastic work. Big ups to the Chef 👏🏻

@muminchishti7478 5 ай бұрын

So grateful to have my culture being displayed.. thank you insider. Haters will come along. But thank you so much.. ❤

@jameshero5755 5 ай бұрын

your culture eats bugs and flies and bacteria

@kpNov23 5 ай бұрын

I hate haters.

@stopsign997 5 ай бұрын

Are tables not allowed?

@pvim 5 ай бұрын

@@stopsign997its a cultural thing to eat sitting on the floor, you can find it throughout south east asia and it also saves a lot of space when serving hundreds of people at once

@stopsign997 5 ай бұрын

@@pvim I get that. But cooking on the floor to. As a “westerner” it’s just odd to see.

@totot99 5 ай бұрын

The food itself and the presentation just look exquisite

@boohere2 5 ай бұрын

True. I would never eat it though. I would also hate the fact that some other strangers hangs are touching the food as I am sitting next to them.

@totot99 5 ай бұрын

@@boohere2 I wouldnt think too much into it lol

@plusultra7258 4 ай бұрын

still looks a bit inhumane to me@@totot99

@adnan5826 5 ай бұрын

Love my home, my Kashmir ❤

@wowfoodsasia Ай бұрын

The video is very good. Good work. I love food related videos. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@ji-jo 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for bringing this unique food culinary of India.

@Kashmirimuslimakhi 2 ай бұрын

india??????? man this is kashmiri

@gazibizi9504 2 ай бұрын

@@KashmirimuslimakhiIndia doesn't only refer to political India it also also refers to the geography which Kashmir, Punjab and Sindh are part of.

@ethicalmemeing7060 2 ай бұрын

Kashmiris don't want to be associated with India or Pakistan.

@Kashmirimuslimakhi 2 ай бұрын

@@gazibizi9504 kashmir has never been part of "india", ig you are confusing it with indian subcontinent

@poohthegreatslayer 2 ай бұрын

@@KashmirimuslimakhiThis is in Srinagar, Kashmir, India.

@BigboiiTone 5 ай бұрын

I love that they have all these beautifully spiced, traditional foods ...and then a random bag of like wal mart chicken bites 😂 Edit: please see replies for actual explanation

@BigboiiTone 5 ай бұрын

Hey when they say ANY-tizer, they mean it!

@pvim 5 ай бұрын

these bags are made from defective packaging material (general bad cut or misprint), this way the company recoups the cost of damaged bags and people can buy cheap food grade bags in bulk

@NidalMorra 5 ай бұрын

That's an empty "take home" bag, usually sold at a discount from misprints at factories.

@BigboiiTone 5 ай бұрын

@@pvim that makes so much more sense. Thanks

@BigboiiTone 5 ай бұрын

@@NidalMorra I was seriously really wondering about that. Thanks to you and pvim

@deltaop1reload 5 ай бұрын

Have had Goshtaba here in Pakistan at an authentic Kashmiri restaurant - it is one of the best, most succulent meat dishes I have ever had.

@zarrishzia7271 5 ай бұрын

Where did you eat it? I am in Pakistani right now and I am a Kashmiri

@ObsidianSpearhead 4 ай бұрын

@@zarrishzia7271 POK

@createdbyroo 3 ай бұрын

@@zarrishzia7271there’s an extremely old resto in pindi that serves Kashmiri food. I’m not sure if that person was referring to the same resto but that is my go to! I think you might be able to find it on Google

@deltaop1reload 3 ай бұрын

@@zarrishzia7271 Dilbar Restaurant in Pindi

@kates7277 5 ай бұрын

I had 30 people at my wedding and THAT felt like too many!

@satyasiddhamishra4950 5 ай бұрын

30 people at a wedding is like nothing. I had once been at a wedding with 3thousand people and that felt like a lot

@bshipon2113 5 ай бұрын

I had 4 thousand people at my wedding

@adhi.kusumo 5 ай бұрын

in many Asian countries, Married is about Big FAMILIES, NOT about Groom's/Bride's Friends and Colleague, Thus, often The Parent's who will pay the bill, to see Many Guest (even in hours duration) is better than Luxury, Comfort, Vacation, . 700 people, including family of each guest, 4 people/guest = 175 guest for the Groom and Bride FAMILIES, 175/2 = 88 Guest for each Groom/Bride Families 88/2 = 44 guest for Groom/Brides Mom's and Dad's 44 Guest = for Dad's/Mom's Cousins from each GrandPa and GrandMa (8 family guestes, total 16 each) that leaves only 28 guest for each Mom's/Dad's Friends INCLUDING Dad's Office Colleage, often neighbour and Groom & Bride FRIENDS were left out, or in very minimum numbers.

@Dhyaam5989 5 ай бұрын

30 people would be just my close close close relatives on my grandmother's side. Average guest list in my family is 850-1000. Highest i have attended is 3000+ and lowest was 500 guests.

@nursafwa2582 5 ай бұрын

There are even foods to take away. Thats amazing!

@keshav2212 Ай бұрын

yeah we take it back to home and heat it again and eats when having lunch or dinner

@kristofferhellstrom 5 ай бұрын

Really interesting. Looks tasty!

@jerrinjohnson3770 5 ай бұрын

Great video❤

@ZORO-hy5rv Ай бұрын

I once had chance to enjoy a Trami at the wedding of my friend's uncle 35years ago.. I still cherish the taste and i think it will never fade away. I wish I had friends in Kashmir who would invite me to a wedding..

@kashifkashif4227 2 ай бұрын

Awesome working, ❤❤❤❤

@EmanKhan09 5 ай бұрын

Beauty of Kashmir❤

@NorthCalm 5 ай бұрын

I want to attend this wedding!

@user-fu3hu6un5j 3 ай бұрын

Looks delicious...

@arch1ve 5 ай бұрын

This looks incredible. No wonder my kashmiri friends rave about kashmir. I bet it tastes incredible.

@yasminscooking9878 27 күн бұрын

Wow very fantastic beautifully presented ❤looks sooooo yummy 👌 thanks for sharing new subscriber ❤❤

@learningwithnk 4 ай бұрын

mashAllah beautiful

@damjibagra4812 4 ай бұрын

In Rural India having 1500-2000 guest is normal this days. Love it seeing the marriage feast.❤

@NR-ts9hq 5 ай бұрын

I love wazwan and miss having it so much.

@onrockit1693 4 ай бұрын

Amazing India

@perko-mo5qy Ай бұрын

Amazing Kashmir 😍

@jewiesnew3786 5 ай бұрын

would like to try this food someday.

@murphychris9811 5 ай бұрын

i do love the way she says batches

@AathiraKaruthedath 2 ай бұрын

The food looks yummy.. 😋

@zahidmushtaq2891 2 ай бұрын

indeed,....Welcome to Kashmir ❤

@WorldwideFoodFinds 5 ай бұрын

This is really interesting to watch, The food looks super delicious and tasty 😍

@akanshachhetri3373 2 ай бұрын

Wow!!! ❤❤❤

@MuhammadSharifulAlamSaad 5 ай бұрын

Ma Sha Allah

@premchowdryk8588 5 ай бұрын

Wow ❤

@mohdt5392 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful

@paleobc65 5 ай бұрын

I would love for Insider food to show Kashmiri Pandit cuisine as well

@nunchai_is_life 4 ай бұрын

It's not hugely different-they eat meat too.

@sumukhshankarhegde2853 4 ай бұрын

Exactly!!!

@Redditworm 3 ай бұрын

They eat stones

@muneebbhat3928 2 ай бұрын

They eat wazwan also

@towzik1 5 ай бұрын

Yummy 🤤

@moushanfatima8159 5 ай бұрын

Wow!!

@TheBecca5634 5 ай бұрын

Anyone else notice the Tyson Anytizers?

@pvim 5 ай бұрын

a lot of foreign companies sell their defective (generally not cut properly or misprinted) packaging material to third world countries where then it is used to make cheap disposable bags, a great way to coup up the loss for the company and cheap way for us to buy food grade disposable bags

@crapionerdo 5 ай бұрын

so beautiful, hope to have the opportunity to experience it ❤❤

@mohsinshafi6832 5 ай бұрын

Wazwaan is different🤤

@renatokurama6752 5 ай бұрын

Muito bom

@mirz755 4 ай бұрын

nicely explained by the girl

@Sahilgill5 5 ай бұрын

Wazwan is most delicious banquet ever thanks for making this documentary on Kashmir

@kobukapuska338 5 ай бұрын

Getting married after few months all of you are invited to eat Wazwaan🔥🔥🔥😂

@guppyd69 3 ай бұрын

Location plz😄

@Meghnaaad 5 ай бұрын

In my sister's wedding, we invited 4000+ guests, atleast 200 were gatecrashers😂😂😂

@RajesH-xo9ws 5 ай бұрын

When you're from Clouds !

@salempasangasp 5 ай бұрын

You gotta visit the briyani festival in madurai

@junaidsakib5604 4 ай бұрын

Goshtaba definitely has its place, but you’d want to try Marchwangan korma ( Mutton cooked in Red Chilli gravy) fret not, Kashmiri chilli is super red but low on the Scoville scale!

@redbarchetta8782 4 ай бұрын

Yum.

@GajanaNigade 5 ай бұрын

Dedication + no nonsense, no drama attitude. Guy is doing something special.

@amberfrazier575 5 ай бұрын

I bet that food is so good!

@danielbernier9115 5 ай бұрын

Just have to pick the dead flies out of it

@pvim 5 ай бұрын

@@danielbernier9115you clearly have never seen freshly slaughtered meat, plus those are wasps but what do you know, that processed meat is all you people know

@eggbenedict-gt7mw 5 ай бұрын

@@danielbernier9115flies taste like escargots delicious

@rede941 5 ай бұрын

kindly ignore these trolls, they dont have any just spreading hate

@eggbenedict-gt7mw 5 ай бұрын

@@rede941 ok simp spotted

@NapsAreBetterThanSex 5 ай бұрын

Incredible!

@n0ttyg 5 ай бұрын

that looks like it would hit the right spot ngl

@dawin3478 4 ай бұрын

What that’s so cool

@sakondo789 3 ай бұрын

Yikes, that so many people and so much food!

@kirankumarramadurgam758 26 күн бұрын

someone with kind heart - invite me to your kashmiri wedding 🤤

@deepikajishtu4494 25 күн бұрын

Is any Kashmiri pandit are still alive in Kashmir ??? I wanted to come and see my family home is it safe visiting Kashmir again ???

@teekamchand801 3 ай бұрын

This tradition of communal eating is true for all over India , only dishes vary with geography but culture is same. You can come to Jaisalmer and you will find same thing with just different cuisine .

@keshav2212 Ай бұрын

For those who are in thinking of copper, these utensils are made by hammering of copper into that shapes and as u know that Copper is easily oxidised by oxygen and moisture and forms a green layer , the maker uses galvanization method to protect the cu layer ..........hope that helps to some people..

@hylax 5 ай бұрын

I have been to a wedding which had over 3000 cars parked in the open parking lot next to the wedding hall, The total turnout was around 7000 people!

@amritapritam2891 2 ай бұрын

Indian wedding always have lot's of guests Edit: wish I can attend kashmiri weeding someday my lot's of friends lives there

@maevethefox5912 5 ай бұрын

This food looks so good, I've had some Kashmiri dishes from a friend but only enough to imagine how good that all must be. I've learned to eat with my hand when having many Indian foods but sitting on the floor to eat is still hard to get used to

@lillytailor367 5 ай бұрын

Thats okay, modernization has made a few of us forget sitting on floor and eating with bare hands, but it becomes easy after a few tries, food tastes different eating with spoon and with hands.

@cryptoth4n0s77 5 ай бұрын

Great food that should be eaten once in 365 days cycle. Too much for the heart.

@cse035rayanwahid2 5 ай бұрын

There should be a separate documentary on socks of kashmiri wazas.

@supernova3490 5 ай бұрын

Proud to be a Kashmiri🍁

@MohammedKhaled-ju7gy 5 ай бұрын

I want to try that yoghurt meatball

@bhatadnan9069 5 ай бұрын

Goshtaba,try it is a real blast of flavour,not spicy but a little on the sweet side

@umeedjavid 5 ай бұрын

Proud for this❤

@raqibbhat379 4 ай бұрын

Love from kashmir😂😂😮❤🎉

@hhdgdhum 5 ай бұрын

My brother once made authentic rogan josh with Kashmiri red chillies - just scrumptious - very less spices, yet amazing. 😊

@AmitSahu-bk2cq 15 күн бұрын

My wedding like 800 guests were there . Despite there were 2-3 wedding at the same day . Indian weddings are always grand . It’s generally 1000-1200 peoples

@Game_Hero 5 ай бұрын

Nice look into the Kashmiri national cuisine.

@apucitepucu 5 ай бұрын

Ikr Kashmir is a nation unlike Pakistan

@Game_Hero 5 ай бұрын

@@apucitepucu Pakistan is a country, not a nation by itself, one that can however be considered the nation-state of the Muhadjir nation, since Urdu is the national language and the capital is within their national home, with the Punjabi, Sindhi, Baloch, Saraiki, Brahui and Pashtun nations among others also living in its borders, but are stateless nations (unless you count Afghanistan as the nation-state of the Pashtun nation)

@zoeb-vora 5 ай бұрын

hey hey !! dude .,... we bohras take it to the next level... we sit eight members in the thaal

@SaadSaleem-jx1cg 5 ай бұрын

definitely looks similar style gathering. and then even delicious Bohra ice cream is shared

@deepblue3682 5 ай бұрын

Hope kashmiri chefs open up kashmiri restaurants in south india... it would be great hit

@perko-mo5qy Ай бұрын

But indians are vegetarians. Lol

@arjunjaswal381 2 ай бұрын

Need video on Himachali Dham

@adrianlouw2499 5 ай бұрын

0:14 let's get those shoes level with the dishes while preparing the food...

@elizabethanusie6763 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful feast...weldone Chefs❤

@l-l-l-l-l-l-l 5 ай бұрын

Khalid Kashmiri, Khidir Karawitah, Ismail Ahmad Khan Nabawi, Utsman Abdul Jalil Shisha, Muhammad Sumbul

@adiputra_ryou 5 ай бұрын

Ah... now i know where Khalid Kashmiri cat home origin... thankyou

@mariopuzo3361 5 ай бұрын

To share food with strangers at one's wedding and to construct such an elaborate feast in the first place, Kashmiri culture must be so warm and loving. The beauty of humankind is in the care we show each other.