Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Chennai plays host to World Idli Day...

Idli, described as mother of all foods, made its grand entry into the global arena on Monday with Chennai playing host to the first ever World Idli Day. “This is the best tribute we can give to the most safe and nutritious food in the world. Idli is world’s third most popular staple food and it is time we honour this food,” announced Haribhaskar, former chief secretary of Tamil Nadu, who cut a giant 44 kg Idli to mark the day.

While the Idli Day was celebrated at Chennai by Eniyavan, the most sought after Idli maker in Tamil Nadu, a small eatery in Pittsburgh in the USA, too observed World Idli Day with master chef Balasubramanian serving hot and fluffy idlis to his regular customers.

“We do not have big celebrations. But those visiting the restaurant know well that it is Idli Day,” Bala told The Pioneer over telephone from Pittsburgh. Both Eniyavan and Bala told that March 30 would be observed as Idli Day hereafter.

MG Rajamani Iyer, Tamil Nadu Catering Employees Union president, pointed out that with President Obama making his love for Idli open and former president Bill Clinton too waxing eloquence on Idli, it is time Idli was given its place in the global dining table and hence the Idli Day. Eniyavan and Iyer distributed thousands of steaming and fluffy idlis to poor people in north Chennai. Full story...

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