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Over the last 5 to 6 years, New York City has seen an exponential growth of it’s “Halal Food” industry.
One element is the very visible “Halal Food” carts, which number well over 200 all across New York City and the surrounding areas.
The majority are located in Manhattan, but I also came across one in the Chinatown section of Flushing, NY on my recent trip – which was a very pleasant (and tasty) surprise!
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Irfan Rydhan
Well out of the 3 halal carts that i went to. 1 was Bengali. 1 was Afghani and the 3rd was Persian. I also know that many of the "Indo-Pakistani" restaurants in NYC are run by Bengalis as well.
December 31, 1969
Kadir
P.S. I beg to differ Irfan, but I know my people. If 'alot of the carts' are run by Pakistanis and Bangladeshis in NY, I don't see them. they all look Egyptian to me.
December 31, 1969
Irfan Rydhan
@Kadir - you make a good point. There should be some kind of certification process in order to use the term "Halal" on these carts. I know there are several different orgs working on this now, so maybe some day soon it will happen, InshaAllah. P.S. A lot of the carts are run by Pakistanis and Bangladeshis, so not all of them are Arab.
December 31, 1969
Kadir
Although it's a good marketing ploy, it's a misuse of the word 'Halal'. To decorate these carts with the word HALAL & tasmiyyah just seems phony to me. It's just ARAB STREET FOOD that you would hope is truly Halal. And Tayyib. I'm glad their making money though. Just my two cents.
December 31, 1969
DaGreenLantern
The Halal Food Carts in NYC are amazing! So convenient, cheap and good food!
December 31, 1969
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