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...cuisine, of course. Bengalis eat completely differently from their compatriots in Kerala, Kashmir or Gujarat. The vast majority of Hindus consider themselves vegetarians; but it's the meat-heavy menus of the mainly Muslim Punjabis that are widely considered the apex of Indian cookery. Thus, most Indian restaurants offer tandoori chicken, lamb tikka and butter chicken?a popular curry?along with nan, lentil dishes and cottage cheese preparations for vegetarians. It's not a sophisticated menu, but it's tasty and satisfying?and that's the template the new breed of restaurateurs is trying to break. Here is a roundup...
...Bringing Indian cuisine into the rarefied realm of tall food is the ambition of Hong Kong's newest subcontinental outlet, Veda. It specializes in delicious designer presentations reminiscent of early-'90s nouvelle cuisine. The tandoori paneer tikka, for example, is fresh cottage cheese glazed with a mustard greens pesto, festooned with slivered yellow peppers and trailing carrot curls. Veda takes Indian dishes in a never-before-seen direction, namely single-serving portions. Instead of sharing, you get your own roast breast of duck crusted with curry leaf, peppercorn and coconut, an ultra-fashionable Indian option ideal for business dinners. Just...
...getting results like this under lab conditions and making a drug that's safe and effective are two very different matters. For one thing, nobody is going to brave a hypodermic needle just to avoid eating a third helping of tandoori chicken; yet if you put PYY in a simple pill, it will quickly be destroyed by stomach acids. For another, nobody knows what the side effects of ingesting this hormone for months or years might be. It's quite possible, as with so many other biologically active substances, that the body will quickly build a tolerance to any excess...
...menu offered favorites found in most Indian eateries in America—such as Tandoori Chicken, Lamb Vindaloo and Saag Paneer—as well as more exotic regional specialties from Banglore and Madras. Dosas—South Indian style crepes filled with rice and lentils—were also featured with stuffing ranging from potatoes and onions to barbecued lamb...
...fries supersize; who would rather take a pill than devote a dozen hours a week to yoga; for whom meditation is staring glassily at six hours of football each Sunday; and who might go under the surgeon's knife more readily than they would ingest anything more Indian than tandoori chicken...