halal

Whether you're talking about halal food, sushi, bodego, chips, just everything.

In New York that role mainly falls to halal carts and fast-food chains.

It can house up to 120 people with separate areas for men and women halal food and prayers five times a day.

Mr Baioumy runs one of Manhattan's " halal carts" , a term with a meaning specific to New York.

Much like pho stalls in Hanoi or taco trucks in Los Angeles, New York's halal carts have similar menus, but each vendor has his own style.

Usually overseen by Afghans, Bangladeshis or Egyptians like him, they mainly serve halal chicken or lamb over rice or in a pita, garnished either with " white sauce" (a bafflingly popular spiced mayonnaise cut with vinegar) or hot sauce.