Spicy Things, Crunchy Things

The Story of Karachi's Fast Food. Words by Saba Imtiaz; Illustration by Ada Jusic.

Spicy Things, Crunchy Things: The Story of Karachi’s Fast Food

1971

When Hafiz Habib ur Rehman, the owner of Karachi’s Silver Spoon restaurant, put a new item on the menu, his customers had no idea that it was a wrap, meant to be eaten rolled up. It was a fairly simple creation: minced beef wrapped in a crisp paratha, served with chutney. But people didn’…