Santi Catering

Santi Catering is based at 1143, Nuasahi, right near Siripur Square in Unit 8. It is a very busy corner of the city, and our location is quite tucked away among the other houses. We have been cooking here for quite some time, using the same old recipes that we’ve always used. The kitchen isn't anything you would see in a magazine; it's just a functional space with a lot of soot on the ceiling and stacks of steel plates everywhere. We spend our mornings going to the market near Siripur Square to see what is fresh. If the fish doesn't look good, we tell the customer we can't do it. We don't have a fancy office for meetings. Usually, people just come to the door and we talk about what they need for their function while we are still working. It gets very loud with all the clattering of spoons and the sound of the exhaust fan. Unit 8 is a crowded neighborhood, so loading the food into the transport can be a real struggle with all the bikes parked in the way. We don't use any fancy apps or websites to get business. People in Nuasahi just know we are here. It is a lot of sweat and long hours, especially during the festival season, but we just keep going day by day because people need to eat and we need to work.