Vidya Bagchi wrote:My all time fave railway food: veggie cutlets. By god if they remove it, I'll be crushed.

Kayalvizhi wrote:2. Indian Railways Eliminates Idli-Dosai from its Menu

http://www.tamiltribune.com/07/0701.html

Merlot Daruwala wrote:A long time ago, when I was a regular long-distance North-South traveler, the standard breakfast fare used to be upma-vada or soggy bread-omelet. Never idli* or dosa. So I don't know what the ruckus is about.

*On the Bangalore-bound Karnataka Express, the first decent breakfast used to be the local, non-railways fare sold on the platform at Guntakal. After having been deprived of idli-chutney breakfasts for months on end, I used to gorge myself silly on the idlis at that station.

Merlot Daruwala wrote:So I don't know what the ruckus is about.

Merlot Daruwala wrote:A long time ago, when I was a regular long-distance North-South traveler, the standard breakfast fare used to be upma-vada or soggy bread-omelet. Never idli* or dosa.

panini press wrote:

Merlot Daruwala wrote:So I don't know what the ruckus is about.

It looks like one of those sky-is-falling Tamil Tribune deals. Here is the current menu from the IRCTC: https://www.irctc.co.in/irctc_menu.html

Three out of four choices for "standard vegetarian breakfast" are: idli-vada, upma-vada, and pongal-vada.

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:

panini press wrote:

Merlot Daruwala wrote:So I don't know what the ruckus is about.

It looks like one of those sky-is-falling Tamil Tribune deals. Here is the current menu from the IRCTC: https://www.irctc.co.in/irctc_menu.html

Three out of four choices for "standard vegetarian breakfast" are: idli-vada, upma-vada, and pongal-vada.

is this for the on board meals? it might be for the irctc run cafeterias in railway stations. most trains have pvt. catering (rules set by irctc though). sounds like the meals served on board though.

panini press wrote:This is for the meals on board through pantry cars. The choices are for the private caterers to pick from. Private caterers choose which items to serve based on customer demand, availability of materials and ease of production; on the Coromandel Express or Andhra Pradesh Express they are likely to pick more of the SI items, while on Neelanchal Express or the Golden Temple Mail, they might pick the NI items. In my days on Indian trains, I preferred the food on station platforms to the pantry car. And you always get local food at every station.

panini press wrote:

Merlot Daruwala wrote:So I don't know what the ruckus is about.

It looks like one of those sky-is-falling Tamil Tribune deals. Here is the current menu from the IRCTC: https://www.irctc.co.in/irctc_menu.html

Three out of four choices for "standard vegetarian breakfast" are: idli-vada, upma-vada, and pongal-vada.

Kris wrote:

panini press wrote:

Merlot Daruwala wrote:So I don't know what the ruckus is about.

It looks like one of those sky-is-falling Tamil Tribune deals. Here is the current menu from the IRCTC: https://www.irctc.co.in/irctc_menu.html

Three out of four choices for "standard vegetarian breakfast" are: idli-vada, upma-vada, and pongal-vada.

>>>>Hmm, you are getting confused by facts here. The point being made needs to be placed within the broader context of the ignominy visited upon the Tamil race by Hindians. Let me enumerate the slings and arrows, if I may:

First, there was the denial of de Gaulle's right to run for office by India on the flimsy technicality of deG's refusal to uphold its constitution; this was followed by this board's denial of the Captain's greatness (to wit, his exemplary pro-active efforts to give toddlers a shot at a military career); there was India's capricious imprisoning of Rajiv Gandhi's assassins; there was Karunanidhi's betrayal of the cause, what with his decision to stick to India as the country to plunder instead of greater Eelam; there was this board's inadequate vigilance which resulted in the posting of a Hindi billboard in Madurai and finally, the dosa/idli fiasco. Need I say more?

Kris wrote:

panini press wrote:

Merlot Daruwala wrote:So I don't know what the ruckus is about.

It looks like one of those sky-is-falling Tamil Tribune deals. Here is the current menu from the IRCTC: https://www.irctc.co.in/irctc_menu.html

Three out of four choices for "standard vegetarian breakfast" are: idli-vada, upma-vada, and pongal-vada.

>>>>Hmm, you are getting confused by facts here. The point being made needs to be placed within the broader context of the ignominy visited upon the Tamil race by Hindians. Let me enumerate the slings and arrows, if I may:

First, there was the denial of de Gaulle's right to run for office by India on the flimsy technicality of deG's refusal to uphold its constitution; this was followed by this board's denial of the Captain's greatness (to wit, his exemplary pro-active efforts to give toddlers a shot at a military career); there was India's capricious imprisoning of Rajiv Gandhi's assassins; there was Karunanidhi's betrayal of the cause, what with his decision to stick to India as the country to plunder instead of greater Eelam; there was this board's inadequate vigilance which resulted in the posting of a Hindi billboard in Madurai and finally, the dosa/idli fiasco. Need I say more?

Kris wrote:

panini press wrote:

Merlot Daruwala wrote:So I don't know what the ruckus is about.

It looks like one of those sky-is-falling Tamil Tribune deals. Here is the current menu from the IRCTC: https://www.irctc.co.in/irctc_menu.html

Three out of four choices for "standard vegetarian breakfast" are: idli-vada, upma-vada, and pongal-vada.

>>>>Hmm, you are getting confused by facts here. The point being made needs to be placed within the broader context of the ignominy visited upon the Tamil race by Hindians. Let me enumerate the slings and arrows, if I may:

First, there was the denial of de Gaulle's right to run for office by India on the flimsy technicality of deG's refusal to uphold its constitution; this was followed by this board's denial of the Captain's greatness (to wit, his exemplary pro-active efforts to give toddlers a shot at a military career); there was India's capricious imprisoning of Rajiv Gandhi's assassins; there was Karunanidhi's betrayal of the cause, what with his decision to stick to India as the country to plunder instead of greater Eelam; there was this board's inadequate vigilance which resulted in the posting of a Hindi billboard in Madurai and finally, the dosa/idli fiasco. Need I say more?

panini press wrote:

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:

panini press wrote:

Merlot Daruwala wrote:So I don't know what the ruckus is about.

It looks like one of those sky-is-falling Tamil Tribune deals. Here is the current menu from the IRCTC: https://www.irctc.co.in/irctc_menu.html

Three out of four choices for "standard vegetarian breakfast" are: idli-vada, upma-vada, and pongal-vada.

is this for the on board meals? it might be for the irctc run cafeterias in railway stations. most trains have pvt. catering (rules set by irctc though). sounds like the meals served on board though.

This is for the meals on board through pantry cars. The choices are for the private caterers to pick from. Private caterers choose which items to serve based on customer demand, availability of materials and ease of production; on the Coromandel Express or Andhra Pradesh Express they are likely to pick more of the SI items, while on Neelanchal Express or the Golden Temple Mail, they might pick the NI items. In my days on Indian trains, I preferred the food on station platforms to the pantry car. And you always get local food at every station.

Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:

panini press wrote:

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:

panini press wrote:

Merlot Daruwala wrote:So I don't know what the ruckus is about.

It looks like one of those sky-is-falling Tamil Tribune deals. Here is the current menu from the IRCTC: https://www.irctc.co.in/irctc_menu.html

Three out of four choices for "standard vegetarian breakfast" are: idli-vada, upma-vada, and pongal-vada.

is this for the on board meals? it might be for the irctc run cafeterias in railway stations. most trains have pvt. catering (rules set by irctc though). sounds like the meals served on board though.

This is for the meals on board through pantry cars. The choices are for the private caterers to pick from. Private caterers choose which items to serve based on customer demand, availability of materials and ease of production; on the Coromandel Express or Andhra Pradesh Express they are likely to pick more of the SI items, while on Neelanchal Express or the Golden Temple Mail, they might pick the NI items. In my days on Indian trains, I preferred the food on station platforms to the pantry car. And you always get local food at every station.

You must be one hardy person. Last time, when I ate at a railway station was in Vijayawada while going to a wedding in Vizag. My wife went to the function and directly blessed the couple while I did the same sitting on the toilet in the hotel!

panini press wrote:

Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:

panini press wrote:

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:

panini press wrote:It looks like one of those sky-is-falling Tamil Tribune deals. Here is the current menu from the IRCTC: https://www.irctc.co.in/irctc_menu.html

Three out of four choices for "standard vegetarian breakfast" are: idli-vada, upma-vada, and pongal-vada.

is this for the on board meals? it might be for the irctc run cafeterias in railway stations. most trains have pvt. catering (rules set by irctc though). sounds like the meals served on board though.

This is for the meals on board through pantry cars. The choices are for the private caterers to pick from. Private caterers choose which items to serve based on customer demand, availability of materials and ease of production; on the Coromandel Express or Andhra Pradesh Express they are likely to pick more of the SI items, while on Neelanchal Express or the Golden Temple Mail, they might pick the NI items. In my days on Indian trains, I preferred the food on station platforms to the pantry car. And you always get local food at every station.

You must be one hardy person. Last time, when I ate at a railway station was in Vijayawada while going to a wedding in Vizag. My wife went to the function and directly blessed the couple while I did the same sitting on the toilet in the hotel!

Yeah, I did have a bit of a reputation for rALLu tini ariginchukovaTam. I try to keep my system strong -- every time I go to India I drink regular water that my family drinks and eat street food (and on an unrelated note, drive myself around). The wife, mother, and MIL don't approve, but I haven't had any issues so far.

goodcitizn wrote:"Never underestimate the power of Indian bacteria!"

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:

goodcitizn wrote:"Never underestimate the power of Indian bacteria!"

or the american virus goodshitizen. the america virus is deadly.