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| Hospitality - Food |
| Traditional Cuisine |
| In food, as in all else, Pune believes in tradition. All-time Maharashtrian
favourites include Puran Poli (a paratha stuffed with jaggery
and dal), Aamti (masala dal), and Alu chi Vadi (steamed arbi leaves, fried in an unusual sweet and spicy masala).
Also popular are the wholesome Pithla Bhakri, Varan Bhat, Matki Ki Usal and Thali Pith. |
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| Summer Special |
| Mangoes, in all their range of colour, flavour and
recipe!! From tangy green through flamboyant orange to delicate pink, the
summer in Pune flaunts the fruit in a glorious splash of vibrant colour. May is
the best time of year for the famed Alphonso, but other succulent varieties are
available through most of the summer and early monsoon. And although the
ultimate Maharashtrian dessert amras is best made from the pulp of
fresh mangoes, there are others that are available throughout the year - mango
barfi, amrakhand (mango yogurt), mango poli, aam papad. the
list goes on.
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| The Kayani Bakery |
| Probably one of the best-known bakeries in the
country. Their range of biscuits includes Brazil Nut and Ginger, but what they
are really famous for is the Shrewsberry variety. They bake two lots of
Shrewsberry biscuits in a day, once in the late afternoon and once at around
dawn. Both lots are sold out within a few minutes. If you're looking for
further testimony to the quality of these biscuits, the queue outside the
bakery in the small hours of the morning says it all.
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| Chitale Bandhu Mithaiwale |
| Few tourists leave Pune without a sizable parcel of bhakarwadis
from Chitale Bandhu. This shop is also popular for its fresh shrikhand,
pedhas and modaks. |
| Laxmi Narayan Chiwda |
| While the Chitales also make a great chiwda,
the real specialists are the Laxmi Narayan Chiwda people. Laxmi Narayan Chiwda
is now available across the globe, but Pune is where it comes from.
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| The
Pune Food Festival
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Held during the summer, the Pune Food Festival
presents varieties of food from all over India.
Click here to view the list of restaurants and bars.
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