Bombay Basera Dubai - Authentic

Okay so Tao just posted a comment about what is authentic in today's world. And this is pretty much, more or less, the theme I was on about.

What is authentic?

And which part of 'wealth' is authentically entitled to be included in there, in that term?

One of our friends and occasional contributors travels to Dubai for business and in Dubai you can encounter all kinds of everything related to 'wealth.'

From the Bombay Basera, Dubai

Certainly if you go or stay at the Taj Hotel in Dubai you will be in the lap of luxury, but it will be a Westernized form of 'fusion' modern culture and luxury. And this is not going to give you what you might be really interested in...

For example, I suppose everyone knows that if you order a korma from any Western-located Indian restaurant it will be 'spun' for the modern Western taste expectation - and consequently it will be full of handfuls of plain white sugar!

So if you are ever in Dubai, try the Bombay Basera Restaurant at the Residence Hotel, rather than the Bombay Brasserie at the Taj. The Basera is an absolutely authentic Indian vegetarian restaurant which also does very good Mediterranean-style vegetarian dishes.

Authentic Indian vegetarian food - and I mean authentic - is truly exceptional and delicate as well as flavorful. And probably it's a form of 'food medicine' with respect to the genuine spices in it.