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The Best New Thing in Mobile DC Food
Last night I was at an art opening on 14th Street. The art was great but I was also intrigued by the metal food trailer outside. It was broadcasting Mexican music via the speakers placed on its roof and was serving Indian food.
Curious me asked the woman behind the wheel what they are up to and then appeared a white man in a red turban, who explained that they were moved by Obama, got excited about doing a non-profit and ended up running an Indian restaurant on wheels. There are many non-sequitors in that explanation, but it is okay as the Indian food they serve up is incredibly great.
They provide three options: the taste ($3), the two things ($6) and three things ($9). I opted for the two things and got spinach with cheese and chicken tikka masala. A generous portion of basmati rice came with it.
I was blown away by the quality of the food. I love Indian and this was among the best that I have tasted. If you see this truck, run it down and eat dinner.
What’s Grosser Than Groce(r)?
This pretty much speaks for itself:
His ear hair is 25cm long and still growing but Indian grocer Radhakant Baijpai has no intention of trimming it.
More ear here.
Got Urine?
If you’re a controversial political group, what’s the best way to promote your ultra-nationalist and religious beliefs? I’m not sure, but I’d have to think it isn’t this:
A hardline Hindu organisation, known for its opposition to “corrupting” Western food imports, is planning to launch a new soft drink made from cow’s urine, often seen as sacred in parts of India.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), or National Volunteer Corps, said the bovine beverage is undergoing laboratory tests for the next 2 to 3 months but did not give a specific date for its commercial release.
The flavor is not yet known, but the RSS said the liquid produced by Hinduism’s revered holy cows is being mixed with products such as aloe vera and gooseberry to fight diseases such as diabetes and cancer.
Many Hindus consider cow urine to have medicinal properties and it is often drunk in religious festivals.
The organization, which aims to transform India’s secular society and establish the supremacy of a Hindu majority, said it had not decided on a name or a price for the drink.
“Cow urine offers a cure for around 70 to 80 incurable diseases like diabetes. All are curable by cow urine,” Om Prakash, the head of the RSS Cow Protection Department, told Reuters by phone.
Prakash, who is based in Hardwar, one of four holy Hindu cities on the river Ganges where the world’s largest religious gathering takes place, said the product will be sold nationwide but did not rule out international success.
Instead, he left that to me. I am ruling out international success. I am definitely ruling out international success.
Lawyering Sparks Indian Food Warning Cards with Every Meal
You’d think that people with nut allergies would know to ask about nuts in food before eating–especially a cuisine (Indian, Thai, etc.) known to contain them. You’d think that, because that’s common sense, but you’d be wrong.
Managers at the up-market [Masala World] London chain, which include Chutney Mary in Chelsea and the award-winning Amaya in Belgravia, show all customers who say they have the allergy a 100-word health warning.
The card makes clear that while only some dishes have nuts as an ingredient, all may become accidentally contaminated with traces of nut in the kitchen.
It adds that the restaurant owners, Masala World, cannot be held liable for adverse reactions to its food.
The drastic step has been taken following a threat of legal action by a customer who suffered a serious allergic reaction to a dish which did not contain nuts in its recipe.
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In the past, managers at the restaurants have spoken to allergy sufferers about the risks of contamination. Menus have also stated that all dishes may contain traces of nuts. But following the legal threat, Masala World toughened its stance, and even banned allergy sufferers from using its restaurants for a week while it reviewed its policy.
From this month, customers at its five Masala Zone restaurants in London who state that they suffer from a nut allergy are being asked by managers to read the cards.
The group’s other three restaurants are in the process of introducing similar cards.
They state: ‘We cannot guarantee that our food is free from traces of nuts . . . therefore customers with nut allergies/intolerances wishing to eat in our restaurants do so entirely at their own risk.’
The Daily Mail has more.
