World Scene: Pakistan
China Daily | Updated: 2009-11-20 07:57
No sugar? Try sweets
As Pakistanis face an acute shortage of sugar, some families have found an easily available alternative to sweeten their tea: instead of a spoonful of sugar, they dissolve sweets in their tea.
Shaikh Kashif, an embroiderer for a boutique in Karachi, said his favourite was a Cadbury's Eclair. "We can't live without tea so we had to do something," said Kashif, 27, from his small workshop. "It just costs a rupee (0.12 cents) per candy and is easier to get these days than sugar," he said.
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