American pizza chains are big business in India. Dominos, Pizza Hut, Smoking Joes (cool name!), and now Papa John’s! I had to do a double-take when I first saw the sign for Papa John’s – it was in Hindi – but the motto’s still the same. And nearly all pizza delivery is done via motorcycle. It’s not unusual to see a Domino’s or Papa John’s delivery guy cruising around on a typical day. (And even McDonald’s delivers!)
While in India we had pizza once – the day before our return back to the States. It was pretty good, although tailored to the Indian tongue. (We had a veggie pie, which included the standard olives, onions and bellpeppers – with the addition of corn).
As for beverages, I quite enjoyed Kingfisher beer. It’s a bit difficult to find in the US (outside of Indian restaurants, I haven’t seen it anywhere.) The two mugs captured in the photo above were part of an “all you can eat and drink buffet”. Unlimited beers. Imagine that.
Thanks to a family friend, I was able to keep the two glasses as souvenirs from my brief stay in Pune.
-Krishna
I like Kingfisher quite a bit as well as Taj Mahal (both owned by United Breweries in Bangalore). If you want to know how to get Kingfisher in Tampa, go here and call the distributor: http://www.kingfisherbeerusa.com/distribution_easternUSA.html#Florida
Thanks, Michael. I’m definitely going to do that. Thanks for the heads-up!
Meanwhile, back in North America, I can leave my apartment and walk for ten minutes and be at one of like five different Indian restaurants. The circle is complete.
I remember Dominos pizza in Bangalore, the pizza was good, the pepperoni was odd to say the least….why? They couldnt use beef or pork, so pepperoni
was made out of lamb! I stayed at nilgiri’s nest hotel there.
I work at disney and I worked at the last food and wine festival. I know we were able to get ahold of kingfisher and sold it at the India kiosk, as well as a rava masala dosa that a cast member from India provided the recipe for, a mango lassi, and gulab jamon.