Indian food

Crackdown on dirty kitchens rides wave of online anger in India

Violations include infestations of flies, rats and cockroaches, expired or adulterated raw ingredients and improper storage.

India wanted red flags on chip packets and soda. Big Food fought back

India’s food-safety regulator said in August that it had abandoned a push for colourful warnings on the front of food packaging.

Indian food safety officer shakes up Mumbai, one viral raid at a time

Tukaram Mundhe, Commissioner of the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA), addresses the media during a press conference in Mumbai, India, August 20, 2026. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Christopher Nolan, Tom Holland, Matt Damon ditch red carpet for chai and bun maska in India’s Mumbai

(From left) Matt Damon, Christopher Nolan and Tom Holland enjoying a cup of chai and bun maska in India’s famous Olympia Coffee House in Colaba on July 10.

Commentary

A tikka tangle: All-veg menus at Indian state banquets raise hackles

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, (left) shaking hands with Vietnam's president To Lam in New Delhi, India, on May 6.

From street to search: New platform Tekka.sg seeks to put Indian businesses in S’pore on the map

Mr Kumaravelu P, founder and CEO of Tekka.sg said he quit a well-paying MNC job three years ago to focus on building the platform.

Nasi kandar and South Indian mess-style restaurants target gaps in the Singapore market

(Clockwise from top left) Co-owner Sirajudeen Abuthahir at Nasi Kandar Saddam, Meal Sotong and Meal Ayam Madu at Yaseem Nasi Kandar restaurant, Ramnad Ponni Mess co-owner Mohamed Ansar Ali at his South Indian mess-style eatery, and Madurai-style Mutton Briyani, Bun Parotta and Paruthipal at Kumar Mess.

Future of Komala Vilas in doubt as iconic restaurant remains shut after 2 months

The shuttered Komala Vilas vegetarian restaurant on March 16.

Field Notes from Kolkata

Of fish and fowl: Non-vegetarian food spices up political debate in India’s West Bengal state

Bengalis buying fish at one of Kolkata's many neighbourhood fish markets on March 11. The Bengali love for fish is legendary.

2 PhD students get more than $250,000 from US university after ‘pungent’ Indian food complaint

Complaints about food smells have long been used to suggest that certain people are inferior, said a food studies scholar.

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