How a light-hearted WhatsApp exchange among retired IAS officers stirred up memories, meals, and the mysterious journey of a kebab that belongs to everywhere—and nowhere.
Excellent Yaar, you forgot to mention Kesar Dhaba, the iconic restaurant known for mouth watering cuisine, Amritsari Kulcha at a roadside food joint next to DCs Bungalow and amazing soothing Lassi that need to be eaten rather than to drink, whenever I travel to Himachal, I make it a point to fly to Amritsar from Bangalore and drive to Dharmshala...I repeat Amritsar is the food capital of India 🙏
Enjoyed the exchanges.This proves that recipes travel better than IAS elites . In the grand buffet of cultures, even the most purist palate must admit: borders and origins are imaginary, but hunger and appreciation for good food is universal.
Amritsar food is never complete without Kesar Dhaba. Having lived in North, West and South India, I've witnessed debates on nth or sth food, with everyone boasting about their native. Those in Mumbai boast about Mohd Ali Road, Kalbadevi et al, Hyderabadis about Paradise, Chennai about A2B or Sri Krishna Sweets. There is no end to delicacies across the nation. My personal favorites are Rajasthani dishes like Bejad roti, tikkad, daal baati, kadi, Kachoris of Rawat in Jaipur and Jodhpur.
I always found that those who have lived in Delhi (regardless of native state), praising Delhi quality, those who have not lived in Delhi differ though.
Excellent Yaar, you forgot to mention Kesar Dhaba, the iconic restaurant known for mouth watering cuisine, Amritsari Kulcha at a roadside food joint next to DCs Bungalow and amazing soothing Lassi that need to be eaten rather than to drink, whenever I travel to Himachal, I make it a point to fly to Amritsar from Bangalore and drive to Dharmshala...I repeat Amritsar is the food capital of India 🙏
Amritsar would be very grateful to you for this emphatic endorsement.
Coming from a person who has travelled over a hundred countries, this really is something special. 🤩😻🤩
Enjoyed the exchanges.This proves that recipes travel better than IAS elites . In the grand buffet of cultures, even the most purist palate must admit: borders and origins are imaginary, but hunger and appreciation for good food is universal.
Amritsar food is never complete without Kesar Dhaba. Having lived in North, West and South India, I've witnessed debates on nth or sth food, with everyone boasting about their native. Those in Mumbai boast about Mohd Ali Road, Kalbadevi et al, Hyderabadis about Paradise, Chennai about A2B or Sri Krishna Sweets. There is no end to delicacies across the nation. My personal favorites are Rajasthani dishes like Bejad roti, tikkad, daal baati, kadi, Kachoris of Rawat in Jaipur and Jodhpur.
I always found that those who have lived in Delhi (regardless of native state), praising Delhi quality, those who have not lived in Delhi differ though.
Very interesting.