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GOOD

FOOD

FUSION

FOOD

Shweta Mishra
Junior Manager
Corporate Communication, GCS
Shweta.Mishra@gmrgroup.in

Every few years our country adopts a new international cuisine as its own. In our vast country there is
no dearth of finding a wide array of delicacies. This exchange of food ideas has made us more open
to experiment with choices. We don’t mind trying out World cuisine and making them “Indian”. We
have mastered the art of creating fusion cuisine.

We have made Chinese food items like Noodles, Fried rice, Manchurian part of our home cuisine.
Momos have also been elevated and included to our daily (for some) consumption list. The history of
Momo in Nepal dates back to as early as the fourteenth century. It was initially a Newari food in the
Kathmandu valley. Today, it has become a popular street food even in smaller towns of our country.
It is giving stiff competition to all those tossing noodles with chilli sauce in kadais at various street
corners. Such is the popularity of these food articles that even if it does not match the theme of a
restaurant’s cuisine, owners are still compelled to include them in their menu. To give an example,
one can find food items like French Fries even in a restaurant like Sagar Ratna, which is primarily a
place to savour South Indian fare.

These are not the only food items that Indians like to have on the go. Sandwiches which are a staple
lunch in many western countries are easily available anywhere in India. One smart entrepreneur
has made a fortune in Bhopal by selling heavily buttered sandwiches that are toasted on tawas.
He now owns a chain of restaurants called Sagar Gaire which has also added more fast food items
such as pizzas, pastas etc. Burgers are now available on street carts with delicious chutney smeared

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