Restaurants are now more inclined to celebrate this diversity by offering a wide range of regional dishes.

Determined even without a godfather in the F&B industry, he started Oye Kake in 2011 to fill the void of a proper regional Punjabi food chain in Mumbai.

There is a widespread appreciation for regional flavors and traditional dishes, resulting in a larger customer base.

Momo, which is considered to be the number one street food in India, is estimated to be close to $2.7 billion market. Nearly 97 percent of this is unorganised.

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Earlier, Japanese food for Indians just meant sushi or sashimi which in the minds of people meant having raw fish. However, as Indians became richer and started traveling abroad more frequently, their understanding of Japanese cuisine began to grow.