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Cairo food carts get street of their own

Street carts selling food, books and handmade products come together on Cairo's Street 306, a new, hip space that could become the Arab world's largest food venue.
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Gameel Ahmed stands in his red, shiny food cart and hands noodles, fried chicken or sweet-and-sour soup to his customers. The 30-year-old left his sales job a year ago to pursue a new career in Asian street food.

Ahmed’s food cart is one of the many that offer different types of food, drinks and ice cream on Street 306, the new street food venue in Heliopolis, eastern Cairo.

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