"Pakora" is the most popular snack for "Iftar" (breaking fast) among Pakistanis during the Muslim month of Ramadan, finding of a survey suggested on Thursday.

Pakora is a deep fried spicy snack which is popular among all social classes.

Responding to a survey question about what people ate at Iftar when they end the daily fast, 40 percent of the urban respondents and 21 percent of the rural respondents said they usually ate " Pokara".

"Chat", usually made of chick peas, fruits or various combinations came next: 25 percent of urban and 5 percent of the rural respondents mentioned it as a favorite eating item at Iftar.

However, the survey showed that a vast majority of the rural population and a sizable number in the urban areas were content with an Iftar which comprised the usual dinner meal of "Rotti Salan", the popular bread and curry in the Pakistani cuisine.

Thus 68 percent of the Rural respondents and 31 percent of Urban respondents mentioned "Rotti Salan" as their usual Iftar dish. Some people mentioned fruits and other miscellaneous items as their favourite Iftar snacks.

The survey was conducted by Gallup Pakistan, the Pakistani affiliate of Gallup International among more than 2000 statistically selected households in both rural and urban areas of all the four provinces of Pakistan.