Local Cuisine

From beaches that smell of fried chillies to midnight lanes perfumed with kebabs, Mumbai's street food is not just about hunger-it is the city's heartbeat, plated one pav at a time.

Turkipathiri is a local Malabar stuffed rice flour dish named for its resemblance to a Turkish cap, reflecting Kerala's historical trade connections and culinary imagination.

This new Twitter thread captures the best of local cuisines from all over the world. Take a look at the comments and reactions!

So here is my own list, prepared after trekking to more eateries than I care to remember, in pursuit of that one great meal.

Local people believe that consuming this traditional sauce, prepared using red soil, can increase iron levels in the body.

Sachin Tendulkar's recent travels to Goa have us all hooked and we can't help but wish we were travelling and eating with him too!

India's most iconic comfort foods begin their journey in one state's fertile plains - a place that transformed the nation's plate.

"Long before food became a social media aesthetic, NDTV was already in the thick of it. Building not just a media legacy, but a movement."

Jonty Rhodes recently took to Instagram to share his foodie dilemma in Bangalore. He seemed to have been spoilt for choice when it comes to eating out in the city.

Kangana Ranaut recalled how she would always have simple, local and nutritious food while growing up in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh.