Abhishek Jaiswal / Varanasi. Varanasi is famous all over the world for its flavours. Here is such an old flavor of Lassi, whose fans are Bollywood stars too. Apart from this, veterans of politics are also crazy about this taste. This is the reason why the Pehelwan Lassi shop in Lanka of Varanasi is crowded with his fans throughout the day.
Apart from Bollywood stars Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, comedians Sanjay Mishra, Anurag Kashyap, Rajesh Khanna, Raj Babbar, Sonu Nigam and Shankar Mahadevan, many stars have tasted lassi here. Apart from this, many Union Ministers and State Ministers including Smriti Irani, Dharmendra Pradhan, Keshav Prasad Maurya, Brijesh Pathak, Arun Jaitley are also fans of this lassi.
The shop is 73 years old
Shopkeeper Manoj Kumar Yadav told that Panna Sardar had opened this shop in 1950. Since then people come here to drink lassi. Even today, more people call this place as Lassi Wala Chouraha than people know it by the name of Lanka. This 73 years old shop of Lassi is open from morning till 11 pm.
People call it rabri wali lassi
Manoj Yadav told that there is a special combination of curd, cream, rabri, saffron and rose water in his lassi. Even today the 73 year old flavor is intact at his shop. Which is served in Kulhad. In Banaras, this wrestler’s lassi is also known as rabri wali lassi.
There are many varieties of Lassi
Apart from this rabri wale lassi, different varieties of lassi are also available here. Chocolate Lassi, Saffron Lassi, Banana Lassi, Masala Lassi are also served to the people. If we talk about the price of these lassi, then its price ranges from Rs 30 to Rs 500.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : August 09, 2023, 13:19 IST
