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Bringing Pakistani traditions to London

Numra Siddiqui is chef-creator of Empress Market Pakistani street food and supper clubs in London. Her evocative food is filled with stories, history and flavour. “My menus centre around my Desi heritage – family recipes from India and Pakistan, handed down through generations. Pakistani food is a melting pot of flavours and techniques, and I share the multicultural nature of Karachi and Pakistani cuisine on my menus here in London.

“The name Empress Market is after a 19th-century Victorian market based in the heart of Karachi. Its colonial history is a complex one but the

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