Culture of Karachi

lentils, called dal, are also popular. Karachi has restaurants from fast food to conventional restaurants and international. The Port Grand Food and Entertainment Complex is the largest food street of Asia.The project is a 13-acre facility. Boat Basin is a famous food market. Burns Road in Saddar has traditionally been the place to find traditional Pakistani food.

The cuisine of Karachi includes rice cooked with fish called Sindhi Biryani and a pan cake made with rice flour which now only exist in the fishing communities in Baba Bhit island. The Sindhi Biryani with chicken is still the most popular food in Karachi. Among other specialities are Nihari, Haleem, and Chicken tikka.

Almost every day entertainment events are held in Karachi ranging from fashion shows, concerts, and small gigs at local cafes.

Karachi hosts cultural and fashion shows. In 2009 a four-day-long fashion show was organised in Karachi's luxury Marriott hotel. Karachi has many glitzy shopping malls in the Clifton area, Tariq Road, Gulshan-e-Iqbal and Hyderi shopping area, such as Park Towers, The Forum, Dolmen Mall and Millenium Mall. Zamzama Boulevard is known for its designer stores and many cafes. There are many bazaars in Karachi such as Bohri Bazaar, Soldier Bazaar, and Urdu Bazaar.

Foreign clothes brands and Pakistani fashion labels (such as Amir Adnan, Aijazz, Rizwan Beyg, Deepak Perwani, Shayanne Malik, Maria B, Khaadi, Sputnik Footwear, Stone Age, Lark & Finch, Metro Shoes, English Boot House, Cotton & Cotton, Men's Store and Junaid Jamshed) are present in shopping districts of the city. The newly built activity center Port Grand Food and Entertainment Complex is located at Port of Karachi near Native Jetty Bridge.

Match between Sindh & Australia in Karachi on November 22, 1935 was report by Daily Sydney Morning Herald

National Stadium

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