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This picture taken on January 16, 2019 shows shish being cooked in the tandoor oven of the New Punjab Club restaurant in Hong Kong. - A pair of his father's old tandoor ovens helped Hong Kong restaurateur Asim Hussain achieve a dream -- the world's first Michelin star for a Pakistani restaurant, the New Punjab Club, an accolade he hopes will fire interest in the country's often overlooked cuisine. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP) / TO GO WITH HongKong-lifestyle-food-Pakistan,FEATURE by Jerome Taylor and David Stout (Photo credit should read ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP/Getty Images)

This picture taken on January 16, 2019 shows shish being cooked in the tandoor oven of the New Punjab Club restaurant in Hong Kong. - A pair of his father's old tandoor ovens helped Hong Kong restaurateur Asim Hussain achieve a dream -- the world's first Michelin star for a Pakistani restaurant, the New Punjab Club, an accolade he hopes will fire interest in the country's often overlooked cuisine. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP) / TO GO WITH HongKong-lifestyle-food-Pakistan,FEATURE by Jerome Taylor and David Stout (Photo credit should read ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP/Getty Images)
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