Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar is well-known and famous for many things, and not all of them are good or healthy, or deserve a mention here. Besides the profusion of street crime and a veritable vertical urban concrete jungle teeming with apartment blocks, the food street located between Jauhar Chowrangi and Kamran Chowrangi has a different tale to tell to the unassuming, unsuspecting visitor.

Located on the parallel tracks between both chowrangis are food vendors and stalls, selling everything and anything from desi cuisine to Chinese food to fast food, and even momos and gyros.

One such vendor is Chachaji, a former Chinese food chef who left his job and set up a small food stall adjacent to Suad Sweets in the area. From his........

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