CRAVE
MOST POPULAR HOOKAH FLAVOR
PAAN!
This Houston team made “Clutch City” a worldwide nickname.
Houston Rockets
This Desi household item is used for everything from storing sewing kits to holding cookies.
The blue Royal Dansk cookie tin box!
This spice blend, meaning “mixed spice,” is essential in South Asian cooking.
Garam masala
This Bollywood superstar is known as “King Khan.”
Shah Rukh Khan
MOST POPULAR DRINK
This Houston street is famous for nightlife, food, and where everyone ends up after a night out.
Washington Avenue
Every ABCD has been asked this classic aunty question at a family gathering.
Urdu athi hai?
This dessert is known as “Indian ice cream” and comes in flavors like malai, mango, and pistachio.
Kulfi
This actor is famous for his perfectionism and films like 3 Idiots and Lagaan.
Aamir Khan
WHO WAS THE FIRST EVER LIVE ENTERTAINER AT CRAVE?
BILAL KHAN
This bayou gives Houston its nickname, even though it’s more mud than magic.
Buffalo bayou.
This Desi festival is the one time ABCDs post fire pictures pretending they know how to do rangoli.
Diwali
This regional biryani is famous for its layered rice, saffron aroma, and slow-cooked meat technique called dum.
Hyderabadi biryani
This 2001 film is set in a boarding school
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
WHAT WAS CRAVE'S COLORS BEFORE
BLACK & RED
Before it became one of the most diverse cities in the U.S., Houston was founded on this industry.
Port / shipping industry!
This language phrase is how every Desi parent ends an argument — no discussion allowed.
“Because I said so” (or “Bas!”)
This cooking method uses slow-smoldering wood to impart a smoky flavor — essential in Texas BBQ.
Smoking
This was the first Bollywood film to be shot entirely in Switzerland, starting the trend of snow romances.
Sangam
WHAT COLOR SOFA HAS BEEN REMOVED
ORANGE!
This stadium, once home to the Astros, was the world’s first air-conditioned domed sports arena.
The Astrodome!
This Desi wedding tradition leads to cousins fighting, push-ups, negotiations, and someone crying.
Joota chupai (shoe stealing ceremony)
This Italian dish’s name means “cooked twice,” making it extra crunchy.
Biscotti
This Bollywood actor became the first ever to appear in a Hollywood film, marking a major crossover in cinema.
Amrish Puri