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Photo by <a href="https://visualhunt.com/author/f3625e">wuestenigel</a> on <a href="https://visualhunt.com/re/9edb05">Visualhunt</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/"> CC BY</a> I saw a  mini tiff  between the sandwich shop owner and a working woman last week! It wasn't a pretty sight, since it involved her  beliefs v/s the sandwich maker's ability  to convince her, that he heard her incorrectly.  Welcome to the  #VegvsNonVeg  debate, where dietary concerns, led with religious beliefs are strictly followed, and any blip in the process by food creators can cost them precious customers and create a lot of heartburn.  May I add, in a complex, food loving nation like ours, catering to vegetarians needs to be dealt with much care, not because people look at them differently, however simply since food defines people, and can lead to a furor! I have all the respect for vegetarians...

              Photo credit : <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/- azure-/1238113215/">Joseph Thekkekara</a> via <a href="https://visualhunt.com/re/709b09">Visual hunt</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/"> CC BY</a> Colorful, culture filled and consistently glorious! Welcome to the sunburn-esque and sundry festival, for a section of people in India, who are attached to the southernmost strip of land in India -  Kerala!  Considered as God's Own Country, for its natural beauty - green cover and lagoons alike, Onam is a traditional harvest festival that is syncretic in nature and brings humanity under one roof, so to speak!  A strictly vegetarian fare on a plantain leaf called the  Sadhya , takes prominence during this festival. Anything close to 26 dishes, 4 sweet dishes, and snacks are served in this elaborate  lunch-n-dine  experience, that leaves al...

                      Courtesy :  wannabemagazine.com From a loaf of bread, freshly baked, came three crispy edged slices, hot and sprinkled with #spices . 😚😋 I cut a few onions 🌰 , sliced through a cucumber, tossed some tomatoes 🍅 , unwrapped a couple of cheese slices, felt the need to add egg yolks 🍳 , whisked and stirred. 🍢 🍲                                                             Courtesy : www.huffingpost.com Brushed the 'wich maker with some oil 🍯 , added meat, eggs and veggies from the soil, warmed the 'maker a while and grilled the 'wich, till it was oily brown and wild! 😘☺                                            ...