Dear Maha Govt, Will You Try the Peking Pav or the Wonton Pav?

What strange hybrid would you eat if sabudana were mixed with tofu, a Peking duck with misal pav!?

If you thought noodle burgers and tandoori momos was as far as our bizarre appropriation of Chinese cuisine went – think again.

The Maharashtra government has recently made a rather absurd suggestion – that all restaurants under the Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR) include Maharashtrian fare on their menu! The suggestion was made by Ramdas Athawale, recently appointed Union Minster of State for Social Justice, apparently in a bid to promote local fare.

(Funny, this thought, given that vada pavs and misal pavs already sit pretty on Mumbaikars’ bellies.)