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Chennai, India
6 dishes to eat in Chennai, what is in them, and where they belong.
The Tamil breakfast triad, served with sambar and at least two chutneys.
The most heavily spiced cooking in the south, from the merchant houses of Chettinad — black pepper, star anise, stone flower.
The unlimited midday thali, served in a fixed sequence and eaten with the right hand.
Chicory-blended decoction and boiled milk, pulled to a froth between two vessels.
Flatbread shredded on the griddle with egg, meat and masala, chopped rhythmically in the open.
A cold drink of milk, almond gum, sarsaparilla syrup and ice cream, from Madurai but everywhere here.
