While Pakistan enjoys an incredibly rich and diverse cuisine, it remains poorly documented. If you are new to Pakistani cooking and have tried to look up recipes online, you will find that — with the exception of a handful of excellent bloggers — it is difficult to find quality recipes that truly represent the country’s regional diversity.
Pakistan Eats is an award-winning food blog, which strives to collect, document, and feature Pakistani recipes that go beyond the handful of Punjabi dishes commonly found on restaurant menus, presenting a more complete picture of subcontinental cuisine. The blog formed the basis of the cookbook Pakistan (Hardie Grant, 2025), which was named one of the best cookbooks of the year by the Los Angeles Times, NPR, and The Washington Post.
Founder Maryam Jillani is a writer, development practitioner, and strategist who grew up in Islamabad, studied in Lahore, and immigrated to the United States in 2008. While she was not much of a cook growing up, homesickness in Washington, D.C. pushed her into the kitchen, where she discovered that preparing and sharing home-cooked meals was one of the most meaningful ways to build and sustain friendships in new places.
Logo and Illustrations by Leah Horowitz