The Biryani Battle: Trini Paki Boys Cart vs. The Biryani Cart
Biryani from the Trini Paki Boys Cart.
If Midtown Lunch had a reality show, this would be a very climactic episode—or maybe it'd be drawn out over the course of weeks. First Zach notices an insanely awesome detail on the Trini Paki Boys Cart's sign. They offer biryani on Thursdays! He is hyperventilating. He can hardly breathe until the following Thursday (and it's only Friday at this point!). Then, a series of Thursdays happen—all of which are either rainy or overcasty, so the cart doesn't run the special.
But finally, Zach gets his biryani on. How does it compare to The Biryani Cart's biryani?
Unlike the biryani served at The Biryani Cart, which is cooked on the flattop with a ton of oil and spices, this biryani is made in advance in the traditional Pakistani way (with garam masala.) It’s much less greasy, and some might complain that it’s a tad bit dry, but I actually like my biryani this way. The flavors are also more subtle than the Biryani Cart version, but no less delicious. So good! The one non-traditional thing about it is that it’s not spicy at all. They figure if you want it to be spicy, they’ll just add the pepper sauce on top- which gives it this delicious, “what biryani would taste like if it was from the Carribean” kind of flavor.
Zach is convinced that by the time the people find out about this, it'll be available everyday, not just Thursdays. We can only hope the world is that fair.
Trini Paki Boys Cart
SE Corner of 43rd Street and 6th Avenue (map)
The Biryani Cart
SW Corner of 46th Street and Sixth Avenue (map)
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