Halal food used to be scarce in the Bay Area

The spicy crispy chicken sandwich and fries at Mirchi Cafe in Dublin shows off the cuisine’s cultural fusion.



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Halal food used to be scarce in the Bay Area

The chicken tikka pizza at the Mirchi Cafe in Dublin.



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Halal food used to be scarce in the Bay Area

The nashta plate, a type of Pakistani breakfast, at the Mirchi Cafe in Dublin.



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Halal food used to be scarce in the Bay Area

Lisa Ahmad and her husband Mush Ahmad, owners of the Mirchi Cafe, sit for a portrait on the patio of their Dublin restaurant.



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Halal food used to be scarce in the Bay Area

Lisa Ahmad, co-owner and chef of Mirchi Cafe, was among the first to fuse halal with American culture.



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Halal food used to be scarce in the Bay Area

Mirchi Cafe in Dublin has a counterpart in Fremont, the work of Lisa Ahmad, an Italian American who converted to Islam.



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