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Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: A taste of far, far away

Jan 24, 2025 03:28 PM IST

Indian Continental cuisine is a genre unto itself. Restaurants would tweak global recipes for local palates. They stuck and now form our core memories

I went to dinner in Delhi’s Connaught Place a fortnight ago. There was a time when it was the city’s restaurant hub. Then, as Delhi exploded in all directions, the Connaught Place restaurants began to seem tired and out of touch. Over the last decade however, Connaught Place has recovered its mojo and the restaurants are booming once again.

Continental dishes such as Chicken Kiev have been tweaked to suited Indian palates. (SHUTTERSTOCK)
Continental dishes such as Chicken Kiev have been tweaked to suited Indian palates. (SHUTTERSTOCK)
Connaught Place is booming once again. (HT ARCHIVES)
Connaught Place is booming once again. (HT ARCHIVES)
Waldorf Salad was invented by a waiter at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York. (SHUTTERSTOCK)
Waldorf Salad was invented by a waiter at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York. (SHUTTERSTOCK)
Prawn cocktail was a Calcutta restaurant staple back in the day. (SHUTTERSTOCK)
Prawn cocktail was a Calcutta restaurant staple back in the day. (SHUTTERSTOCK)
Chicken Tetrazzini was created for opera singer Luisa Tetrazzini. (WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)
Chicken Tetrazzini was created for opera singer Luisa Tetrazzini. (WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)
Peach Melba was created by the great chef, Auguste Escoffier, for singer Nellie Melba. (SHUTTERSTOCK)
Peach Melba was created by the great chef, Auguste Escoffier, for singer Nellie Melba. (SHUTTERSTOCK)
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