Indian cuisine

Food has a way to transport you to a place. For Trinidadians far from home, the dish of choice is Roti — but it’s not just any old bread.Food has a way to transport you to a place. For Trinidadians far from home, the dish of choice is Roti — but it’s not just any old bread.

India’s mid-day meal program is the largest free school lunch program in the world. It has its critics, but it makes kids want to go to school.India’s mid-day meal program is the largest free school lunch program in the world. It has its critics, but it makes kids want to go to school.

Food writer Steve Dolinsky is just back from London, where he has been sampling some seriously upscale Indian food. Gone is the $7.95 all-you-can-eat buffet. The British capital now has more than half a dozen Indian places with coveted Michelin stars. Bacon wrapped with naan. Need we say more? Food writer Steve Dolinsky is just back from London, where he has been sampling some seriously upscale Indian food. Gone is the $7.95 all-you-can-eat buffet. The British capital now has more than half a dozen Indian places with coveted Michelin stars. Bacon wrapped with naan. Need we say more?

Ramadan just ended and with it the period of daylight fasting observed by most Muslims around the world. In India especially, the fast is often broken with a dish called haleem, a sort of meat porridge that manages to bridge the religious divide and appeal to all manners of Indians.

New immigration policies are making it increasingly more difficult for British restaurants to bring in trained curry chefs from India and Pakistan. To many, curry is the national dish of the United Kingdom.