Old Delhi's best eats: 10 tasters under US$10

Mon, 12/19/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous The streets of old Delhi are a
maelstrom of activity, and one of the most important narratives is the one
concerning food. I've walked these lanes with my friends from the nearby
Delhi University, eating parathas while they collected costume supplies for
the Shakespeare Society from their most trusted vendor. I've walked these
by-lanes with my grandmother who insisted the best jalebi was on a particular
corner, and with my grandfather who insisted the best chai was on another. 
When I re-visit it this time I have a mission to dispel and to reaffirm -- in
the steam of the best chai and the oil of the best puris -- the traditional
eating advice for old Delhi. Travel guides are so dusty on the subject you
could lose your appetite.read more