A spicy debate over briyani

Customers enjoying their briyani at a restaurant in Karachi:

KARACHI: Eyeing each other across a stream of traffic, rival Pakistani briyani joints vie for customers, serving a fiery medley of meat, rice and spice that unites and divides South Asian appetites.

Both sell a niche version of the dish, steeped in the same vats, with matching prices and trophies commending their quality.