From meat dishes to home decorations, from new clothes for children to their own adornment, women have completed every task. On Eidul Azha, while men were busy buying sacrificial animals, women took on all the responsibilities inside the house.
A day before Eid, homemakers have completely cleaned the refrigerator and deep freezer so that there is no problem in preserving the sacrificial meat. They have also bought spices to prepare delicious dishes from the sacrificial meat. Foodies have also submitted their food lists.
The regular favourites include biryani, pulao, karhai and barbecue items. While scores of young ones are glued to online sites for culinary experiments with sacrificial meat.
Zakia, a homemaker from Scheme 33, while talking to The Express Tribune said, “I have started cleaning, arranging the dishes and organising the kitchen. I have prepared everything, including children’s clothes and my own shoes. The rush in the kitchen will start from the morning of Eid, but happiness has its own taste, the spirit of Eidul Azha.”
Similarly, Razia, a 45-year-old from Gulshan-e-Iqbal, said, “These days are tiring for us. We have made special arrangements to handle the meat. I have even crushed special spices and the preparation of various meat dishes will start from the morning of Eid.” Razia said she also went to the parlor to look fresh on Eid. It will be a holiday for the maids and we will be in the kitchen. Hufsa upbeat on the annual meat bonanza said: “My message to young girls, if you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen.”