Data engineer

Gujarat me to Non veg nahi milta na? 
  
 But are you non vegetarian and never eaten fish? Or taking the non veg route for the first time?

Consultant

I didn't know West Bengal was the only coastal state in India. Do you only ask Brahmins about dal or NRIs about Hollywood movie suggestions.

@Batman94  
 THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT GENIUS ! 
 LOOK 
 EVERY STATE IS KNOWN FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL 
  
 THAT DOESNT MAKE IT STEREOTYPICAL

Grapeviners in London, I am looking forward to trying chikken tikka masala and butter chicken, any recipe suggestions would help.

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I have always been horrified by the stench.  Hate the smell tbh.   However, I am curious and up for some bakchodi.

I have always been horrified by the stench. 
Hate the smell tbh. 

However, I am curious and up for some bakchodi.

Bengolis on Grapevine: I am looking forward to trying fish. I have never consumed it before in any form. Any suggestions would help.

Bengolis on Grapevine: I am looking forward to trying fish. I have never consumed it before in any form. Any suggestions would help.- Grapevine

I am a Parsi (pre-partition ancestors, surti roots, partly brahmkshatriya - partly parsi to be precise,  few of the ancestors were treasury bookkeepers to the dimond traders). 

Rarely have I ever stumbled upon another parsi on any social media.

Hu Ahmedabad thi chhu. We can catchup at the agyaari someday if youre in the town. 

Carrom ramvanu, juice peevanu majaa ni life :)
Jalsa karo mitron !

From a fellow Parsi : Any Parsis on this platform?

Can someone help me on my dilemma and what should I do and follow ? My head is bursting out of tension, and I am just going mad being scared about my future.

So I(23M) am currently working in a big product based company, and it's office is located in hyderabad. With the recent RTO push, I will have to move there soon. The thing is, I don't want to to move to hyderabad. Many reasons to it. Firstly, I know no body in the city, like have just one friend in that city, and office peeps. Living alone like this is what I'm afraid of (I've never lived away from home). Secondly, I am a pure vegetarian, and hyderabad smells non-veg from road to road. Cafe's restaurants, that stinking non-veg everywhere. Lastly, my parents will be left alone here at my hometown, and they'll not prefer moving with me coz they'll become even more alone in an unknown city. 

I am thinking to change my job and get to Bangalore, where I do have more friends and family, and Bangalore doesn't stink as well (non-veg is present in cafe's and restaurants everywhere, but it's way much bearable). The last problem still remains. 
An added problem here is the current economy and recession (I know India has lesser chance of recession, but IT companies are based out of US, so layoff risk continues). 

I also have a plan to go for higher education, in India itself. But moving away is still an issue, with an added financial burden, as there will be no one earning. And I really feel that getting that second degree is necessary. 

I am supeeerrrr stressed on what should I do, and with each passing day and I'm able to do nothing, it's just stressing me out so much. 
Anybody who faced similar situations ? What did you do and how did you cope with it ?

Worried about career and future....

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One food item you hated, but later went 'not too bad actually'

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Do you want a birayni as topic for discussion on GV?  Plus hyderbad's biryani deserves a place to, I hope you guys would like it too over blr biryani places, i don't like the names for any blr based biryani not sure of taste but branding needs improvement, doesn't sounds like biryani place. Meghana wth
Btw I loved the suggestion for biryani @ exotica

Request for a biryani as topic on Grapevine

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Why are all bangalore PG’s serving Gobhi Manchurian 3 days in a week 🙄

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Dish: McSpicy Premium Burger

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I am from bombay and from time to time I crave pav bhaji. I havent had any lucky in finding good pav bhaji spots on swiggy/zomato and the bhaji to pav is fucked. There’s so little bhaji and 2 big pavs. 

Please drop your go to places for pav bhaji, taste is the main criteria :D

Places to eat pav bhaji

Product Designer

Best vadapav in bangalore?

Growth Manager

Like most of us, I tend to snack a lot while drinking at home or a bar. Peanut masala, masala papad, chicken wings, chips, etc 
Fun in the 20s, not so much in 30s. 

So what’s your preference?

What’s your go to snack for drinking?

Head of Marketing

Ignoring foreign countries - I am sad when I saw people in India adoption non veg habits- 

I didn't understand when people are eating so they don't even realise pain, emotions, soul, that animal also a mother or father of small babies who wanted to live in fresh air and enjoy with their parents.

When I saw Animal i feels proud because we are so strong we are so configured and gifted beautiful hand eyes and legs gifted by our god and mother so it's our duty to help and support speechless animals who can not enjoy life like ours, Now humans thinks we are so smart and can kill any animal and enjoy the taste.

Animal waste thrown directly to river and harm for everyone - species living in water and same water we are drinking, In cities every dustbin is full of death bodies of innocent animals eaten by Humans.

In today's era where we are talking about space, chat gpt,12 Lane highways Development, Artificial intelligence 

So why not we can create artificial alternative food of non veg and essences and stop pouring blood of innocent animals in Sewage System.

And we can concentrate planting trees for better tomorrow for our child instead, Appreciate green farming instead of poulatary farming.

Be Human, Be Humble, Be Creator over Destroyer- Take Care.

Rising non veg culture in india

UX/UI designer

- Met bunch of nicest humans. People are the best thing about Bangalore (after weather ofc)
- The weather though 🤌🏻 
- Was lucky enough to get autos and cabs on time, no cancellations (ok maybe just 1), the drivers were sweet too. 
I messed up location once, the auto driver said no problem madam. Next time, cab driver stopped me to ask for 5 star rating. 😅
- Had the bestest Dosa ever at MTR. Why are you not hyping this? This deserves more love than any other
- Finally ticked Magnolia off list. Just too sweet!! how are Bangaloreans having this level of sweet and not gaining weight?? 🤔 🥲
- The entrepreneurial spirit of Bangalore is contagious. 
- Do all startup bros talk in abbreviations? I felt too old for the generation really

Bangalore chronicles end 😪

Thought of Grapevine seeing this

Mandatory Biryani post for the week

Which ingredient makes you instantly makes you say "nope" no matter how tasty the food it?

Moved to Bangalore a few months back.
I've lived in Delhi NCR, Maharashtra, West Bengal, UP, Punjab but Bangalore just doesn't give me homely vibes.

Everyone in Bangalore is so busy in hustle that there are very less number of cafes joints around office areas to hang out . People just go to office and come back. Others may enjoy corporate meetings and parties. But there's a limit for me..

Any suggestions on what can I try to explore or do here?
Vegetarian+ Non drinking habit is adding on difficulties to already a very limited thing I can do.
I

Bangalore problems

Cybersecurity

Unrelated/pseudo-related info:

She is really fond of caffeine (Frontend developer rituals). She is like one of those coffee geeks. She has a spam account specially dedicated to various kinds of coffees around the globe. She also has a scrap book about various coffee beans.  Kinda absurd (creeped me out initially when I saw it in her bag, she keeps them in those CID waale little  specimen zip bags) but its her thing and I value her quirks. 

I am not really a fan, but I do enjoy cold coffee once in a blue moon when the mood strikes.

But for her, I would. 

Thankfully, she isnt into tea, because I just HATE chai (might trigger a lot of people, but it tastes like cardboard to me for some reason).

Every time I get stumbled by coffee aroma around me, it immediately reminds me of her voice. 

Ok enough about my weaknesses. Now give me solutions.

Can I ask my crush to "casually" join me for a cup of coffee after 6-7 interactions? Will it sound too despo? What if it gets too late if I wait?

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We cherish our Friday Biryani sessions at the office. The biryani served is top of the class, and no one is absent for that. 

However, there's a tiny aspect that adds a bit of frustration. It's the unique way some of my colleagues choose to eat their biryani—with their hands, crafting rice balls as they go. While I appreciate the enthusiasm for the meal, it's a bit of a turn-off for me.

I'm contemplating a way to address this without coming across as a party pooper. Is there a tactful and light-hearted way to suggest that perhaps eating biryani with hands, Indian street-food style, might not be the most common practice in our office culture?

Looking forward to suggestions!

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