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[Mcdonalds in hyderabad]

hay guys Mcdonalds to come up in hyderabad at road no 1in banjara hills

atlast it arrived in our beautiful city

[peeping tom]

Dont take too much cheese. Not so good for health

[Fiddler]

Your topic header indicates dried vegetation. Yet the topic itself is about a place where one can shamelessly gorge on animal matter that has been suitably prepared by being subjected to extremely high temperatures in an unsaturated hydrocarbon medium. Is there, just possibly, a connection?

[CtrlAltDel]

When McDonalds is losing name and customers in the west coz of its unhealthy food, we in India welcome it proudly. Its merely a status symbol here and a "place to be seen in".



Just a few days ago McDonalds in US announced that they would design a healthy menu, as a part of damage control. I hope this new menu would be introduced in India too.



USA and Australia are the two fattest countries in the world. Obesity has been recognised as an epidemic in those countries. The main reason for all this is the large consumption of unhealthy, fatty food like burgers and pizzas.



While an occasisonal meal of burgers would do no harm, the danger sets when people, esp children, start eating them regularly, since they are convenient for working parents.



In Australia where childhood obesity is alarmingly high, realisation has started setting in the government and in parents too.



this would take more time to sink in, in India since most of the people think fat children are cute! Here FAT people are mistakenly called "HEALTHY" and any luckily lean person has to face a barrage of fatty food from loving parents and relatives.



I appeal to parents here not to let their kids visit these fast food places regularly. An occasisonal visit is no harm, but please keep it from becoming a habit.



Lots of Fast food and computer games at home would only kill your child with diseases in later years. Let them have lots of healthy food and physical activity like cycling and sports.



I prefer Subway sandwiches any day. they are fresh, filling, wholesome and healthy.

[soulcurry]

I heard Subway has opened an outlet in Hyderabad. That would be a good lunch alternative for the working populace. Anybody knows how they are priced there?? how much does a 6 inch roasted chicken sub cost??

[peeping tom]

I promise you all. Try the VACS in Trimulgherry.They are the no 1 in the city for the excellent pizzas and sandwiches.So fresh and crispy. Oh god I am salivating now.

[CtrlAltDel]

ya...Subway is in Nagarjuna Hills, in the complex BEFORE Chutney's restaurant. Most of its 6" subs cost < 100/-, with prices depending on filling (even turkey meat is available!). They've even got a good breakfast menu at 25 to 50/-.



About VACS, yes, the food sold is great: The variety and taste of snacks sold is amazing, all at a not so expensive price. About the location, its in Karkhana, on the road to Trimulgiri, before the RTA office.



Moderator-bhai,

I think u guys have too do a review on Subway and VACS in this site

[Fiddler]

I promise you all. Try the VACS in Trimulgherry.They are the no 1 in the city for the excellent pizzas and sandwiches.So fresh and crispy. Oh god I am salivating now.

Hey Tom and Ctrl,

no offence guys, but I dont think Vacs is any great shakes. Okay the prices are reasonable and the food is decent, but nothing to write home about, in my opinion. Of course, sometimes I'm a little too finicky for my own good...



And as far as Subway goes, NOT worth it!! I admit, the subs are good, but the prices are more Bombay and less Hyderabad. Okay, maybe I'm a big eater, but the 6-inchers are like hors d'oevres rather than like the main course. I could polish off a foot-long without any problem, except that it would polish off my pocket too But all said, the ingredients they use are excellent.



BTW Ctrl bhai, you were talking about subway being healthier than McDonald's? Watch out for the salad dressings!!

[vivek]

Will remain as a tourist spot. A place where you will take your uncle/aunt after showing them Snow World and IMAX. It won't replace the regular fast foods. One survey showed people in the east preserved Macs bags/covers for over 7 days just to let others know, they ate at Mc. So, we would have more of them, now that Hyd is gonna have.

[soulcurry]

The subway sandwiches are surprisinly quite healthy.Go for the whole wheat bread and you get nutritious complex carbs. The roast chicken/turkey provide you atleast 20 gms of quality protein with the least amount of saturated fat. Yes avoid dressings like mayo and go for mustard. All for less than 350 calories. Just compare this to the mcdonalds junk and decide...

[Mayavi Morpheus]

100 bucks for a six inch sub! Geez..what do they put in that sub - gold flakes? And is it more filling and more healthy than good ol' south indian idli?



Seriously guys, if people are ready to spend so much money on fast food, then I think I can quit job and start a drive thru idly/dosai ! Imagine a family of three riding a chetak (Driver dad, back seat mom, Chintu/bujji squeezed in between) driving upto the window of a Pick-N-go Idly to order one of those delicious idlis and having to chose between three differnt colors and four different shapes (why does Idly have to be round?) and their choicest of chutney just for an extra ruppee! Mummy orders her favourite pink color star shaped idly while chintu wants a ice cream cone 'ice'dly!



Dang, I am decided, watch out for the Pick-N-Go 'Idlai and kharram khababs' chain fellas. Coming to a center/galli near you!

[CtrlAltDel]

100 bucks for a six inch sub! Geez..what do they put in that sub - gold flakes? And is it more filling and more healthy than good ol' south indian idli?

u r right man! couldn't agree more! but all the same, I'd rather spend the 100+ bucks in Subway rather than in Pizza Hut or McDonald.

Like Fiddler did, I too find the six inch sub too tiny for me. Like the popular belief goes, "SIZE DOES MATTER", atleast for subs!!!!

And, by the way Fiddler-bhai...u r first person i know who managed to spell "hors d'oevres" correctly...

About the dressing/sauses, we have to go easy on mayonaisse (is the spelling right?) etc.

Dang, I am decided, watch out for the Pick-N-Go 'Idlai and kharram khababs' chain fellas. Coming to a center/galli near you!

Thats actually my dream since more than 3 years! i rate it a hundred times better than this software stuff. one advantage i can think of is that I need not grovel before my manager once a year for a good raise!



All i need is capital to invest and another source of income till the break even point is reached!

[Mayavi Morpheus]

Now, Now, donot try to steal my idea. I have spent a lot of time thinking of viable business proposal and settled on this one. I thought about different businesses, from drive through Pan-Dibbas to 'All you need to know about US' coaching centers to 'Spending quality time with your GF' tutorials and finally settled on this 'Pick-N'Go Idlai' TM. I wont tell you the secret recipe though.

[Fiddler]

Now, Now, donot try to steal my idea. I have spent a lot of time thinking of viable business proposal and settled on this one. I thought about different businesses, from drive through Pan-Dibbas to 'All you need to know about US' coaching centers to 'Spending quality time with your GF' tutorials and finally settled on this 'Pick-N'Go Idlai' TM. I wont tell you the secret recipe though.

Why don't you guys go into business together? After all, that'll halve the capital that you need to invest. Of course, it'll also make profit-sharing necessary, but if the place is going to be as successful as you imagine, that shouldn't be a problem



Maybe, for the sake of desis hopelessly addicted to the american fast-food culture, you acn have an idli-burger as well

[sreensz]

Mayavi, Fiddler, Ctrl,



"Seriously guys, if people are ready to spend so much money on fast food, then I think I can quit job and start a drive thru idly/dosai ! Imagine a family of three riding a chetak (Driver dad, back seat mom, Chintu/bujji squeezed in between) driving upto the window of a Pick-N-go Idly to order one of those delicious idlis and having to chose between three differnt colors and four different shapes (why does Idly have to be round?) and their choicest of chutney just for an extra ruppee! Mummy orders her favourite pink color star shaped idly while chintu wants a ice cream cone 'ice'dly!"



There are already few outlets where you can get these good old idlis in new avatar - like this sev idli - combination of chat and idli !!



Idli's in different shapes - the concept is as old as it can - my mom used to make me idlis in all shapes - stars, squares, triangles and even small idlis - 'chinna chinna idlis'. Though, it's a great idea to commercialise this

[Asli_badmash]

Hey Food... my fav topic...



Its been a while since I have been away from hyderabad... but all the discussion about food here makes me want to come back.



I dont know much about the happening places for food these days.. but I can suggest one that comes to my mind...



Universal Bakery, Secunderabad - I like their Veg Burger... Grouse and unhygenic but who cares! Its the ultimate in Junk food. Its not much of a veggie burger but a curry burger. Veg mish-mash slapped in between two breads. I look at it more as a test of "Can I survive Hyderabad junk food!". I dare you to try it...

[Mayavi Morpheus]

Maybe, for the sake of desis hopelessly addicted to the american fast-food culture, you acn have an idli-burger as well

Hehehee...thought of that one as well. How abut a grilled chicken breast topped with shredded cheese and letuce tomatoes sandwiched between two steaming Idlys. Chutney optional. I named it 'Idlyger'. Right now I am negotiating with McD's to list it on their menu. No 00 Meal!



BTW, anyone tried the mallu dish that looks like idly......some 'pattu'. Its same as idly, steam cooked, but cylindrical in shape. Tastes great and good for health. Better than any low carb, low fat sandwich.

[JustaLittleUnwell]

BTW, anyone tried the mallu dish that looks like idly......some 'pattu'. Its same as idly, steam cooked, but cylindrical in shape. Tastes great and good for health. Better than any low carb, low fat sandwich.

It's 'puttu' and not 'pattu' :) Some differences - idly is made by steaming wet rice dough, whereas 'puttu' is made by steaming dry rice flour. Idly is just salt n no sugar, whereas in 'puttu' they add sugar as well, so there's some sweetness in it too. The cylindrical shape is because of the (usually bamboo) container in which it is steamed, but since it is dry flour, it crumbles the moment you take it out of its container. I'm not sure of its calorific value since there's rice as well as sugar, so quite rich in carbs I should say. Should be ok for someone leading an active lifestyle.

[CtrlAltDel]

It's 'puttu'...'puttu' is made by steaming dry rice flour.

yummy...one of my fave breakfast items! hot steaming puttu...with a special chole curry...just the way they do it in kerala!



its not just dry flour: its rice flour mixed with lots of shredded/powdered coconut. whole mixture is steamed in bamboo (traditional) or in a special cylindrical puttu cooker, that can be placed above a rice pressure cooker lid, at the place where the "weight" is usually placed....



puttu and the chole curry is very filling and a great way to start the day!



puttu can also be eaten with sugar. personally i prefer the chole.



(any mallus in hyderabad are free to invite me for a breakfast of puttu)

[Mayavi Morpheus]

Thanks justa, now all you have to do is cook some puttu for us Fh'is.

[Poverty in hyd]

hello, hi, salam, namaste......



I am now in states...used to be in hyd...i left hyd 5 years ago and i am noticing (in pictures and writing) that our good old hyderabad is westernizing! By all this food (mcdonalds, pizzahut, ....etc) (malls, clothes,...etc). I don't think thats very good on our hyderabady heritage! anyways...i wonder how on earth are you all managing to get at these expensive restaurants Rs. 100 for a burger ..i agree with the person who said he would rather eat idlys....



i think you are getting financed by someone abroad and spending money without noticing how hard it is to do a job here...(hydies think money grows on trees here)



because i know in hyd's jobs.....only dad works and whole family depends upon it...(no doubt there are very highly paying jobs there too)



no matter what the deal is ........ dude there are beggers on the streets of hyd who don't HAVE food to eat! and you all are here discussing here which food tasts good....and some bullshit mcdonalds....



accually my sister went to hyderabad last summer and she told me how much poverty has grown there within 5 years....one story that she told me shook my heart! (my sister was drinking water from a bottle in an auto riksha and a fakir came and started begging for the water.....long story).

...so guys i am not at all telling you to stop fullfilling your own desires and good food...movies..etc...if god has given you money surely you should spend it on your own desires...but not all!!..you should help your community as well...so help out those poors too...please



I know it was a long lecture ,but hey help out poors ...

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[CtrlAltDel]

I don't think thats very good on our hyderabady heritage!

oh...puhleeeeeze dont talk about preserving heritage when u r most probably enjoying the very fruits of modernity we hyderabadies have begun to experience now. If u r so much concerned about "heritage" please come back to hyderabad and work on preserving "it", whatever "it" is. u can count on our support.

...(hydies think money grows on trees here)
........ dude there are beggers on the streets of hyd who don't HAVE food to eat! and you all are here discussing here which food tasts good....

whats wrong in discussing this topic. the average spending power is growing in middle classes and above. why are u bent on making us feel guilty if we look to spend our hard earned money to have a good life.

you should help your community as well...so help out those poors too...please

most of us money-making modern hyderabadies do help the community, without making a spectacle of it. many of the corporates here have community service on their agenda and encourage their "highly paid" employees to do their mite for the society: helping out at an old-age home, blind schools, orphanages and the likes.



why dont you come back to hyderabad and start working on the things u feel so strongly about? you may start an NGO to supply water to all poor beggars in hyderabad (already, many do it in summer).



do something instead of sitting god-knows-where and getting us to go on guilt trips with your long lectures.

[Poverty]

hey hey common....that wasn't my intension at all "making us feel guilty"..

I was just saying that beggers on street are like a common site over there

no body even looks at them anymore.....over here beggers and homeless have income too...from government and all that.......(that is from our taxes .......so i mean ....how can u eat Rs. 100 burgers .....when peoeple are dying !!! dude dosen't that even bother u!!...and about me over here ...having a good time and enjoying!! ....you think every one here is rich....and like i said '...(hydies think money grows on trees here)...its not the way you see in movies dude.......not at all...(have a big huge house,..going too malls )....u think i would rather be here ..than in our city..you are wrong....there is just too much racism in india..(muslim vs. hindus)..no benefiting jobs..its just a mess dude...that is why i am here if i had a job like i have now in hyd...i would move there right this day!.......

as for me ..helping those poors.....dude we send money evey month....



so its not feeling about guilty or anyting ....just think about it from a positive perspective.....wouln't india be a good place if we were not so selfish......and (racism--we can't do anyting about that)...and donate...



(and yes i am still loyal to Hyderabad, if and even if i am not there ...i think our family is making a difference ( a big difference)...

[CtrlAltDel]

....how can u eat Rs. 100 burgers .....when peoeple are dying !!!

I am (and speaking for most of the "highly-paid" hyderabadies) doing enough to pay back my dues to society and i do my share of philanthrophy. but there's a limit to the number of unfortunate citizens i can help and so i dont mind admitting that i enjoy my Rs100 burger and Rs200 pizza.

....there is just too much racism in india..(muslim vs. hindus)

the racism situation is not as bad is its being propogated abroad. minorities do get an equal chance to make it big if they are equipped with right education, and this stands true for the majority too.

what do you call the current attitude of the US govt. towards innocent muslim immigrants? or the french headscarf issue? the so-called civilised and advanced white majority nations are more racist than indians are. can u imagine a minority citizen becoming the head of state of any of those countries? its possible in "racist" india only. in the west racism exists: either subtly or blatantly. you would be tolerated as long as your work would profit them. if they feel u have outlived your usefullness, there goes your position.

i agree gujarat happened, but thats not a sign of "racist" hindus v/s "persecuted" minorities. if that was true not one member of any minority community would be left in india.

..no benefiting jobs..its just a mess dude...

dude, u r sadly out of touch with reality. Indian economy is really booming like never before. jobs are plenty and so r the salaries, esp in the IT, finance and insurance sectors (i cant talk much abt other sectors: i dont know).

these days even non-indian professionals from the west are queuing up for jobs in india, what with all the outsourcing going on.

plz read the following lnks:

http://www.rediff.com/money/2004/jan/29salary.htm

once i get other relevant links, i'll post them too.

...i am still loyal to Hyderabad, if and even if i am not there ...i think our family is making a difference ( a big difference)...

thats great to hear buddy!

[Poverty]

Hey thats exactly what i am saying what you said in 1st. paragraph....

i am not at all asking you to give up everything you like and enjoy in your life....just contributing to the poor ...what every it may be ...is enough...just if you are doing it.......some people (indian people) have forgot that the poor have lives too...(don't even argue on this bcoz i know some people)....accually a lot of people



about racism...comparing indian (india vs. hindus) to another nations ..man you do it openly....killing people for god sakes...!!...yes of course racism exists in usa...(in fact everywhere)...but no we do not do it openly....(there is a difference)....what about the scarfs???.....you don't know what the hell is going on here....americans respect muslim people at the point you can not even imagine!...they have even had phone number hotline...(right after sep 11) that if any one discriminates someone ...they should call that number and the person have to deal with police! (will india ever have this kind of servicee???..i dont think so)



and no i am not bragging about what i spend on poor...i just said that bcoz one person said that i sould come over there and help them out......so i told them i am staying here and doing the same thing!