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Umami, loosely translated as 8220;deliciousness8221; in Japanese, is slowly be-coming a household word. It8217;s the fifth taste, the fifth dimension of gastronomy 8212;a cross between the taste of mushrooms and wasabi. Although well-known, till now it was difficult to cre-ate in the kitchen. You couldn8217;t just say 8220;I8217;ll have something umami for din-ner8221; and your mom would rustle something up in a jiffy. Now you can ask for anything umami thanks to a cookbook authored by David and Anna Kasabian and printed by Universe Publishing. The book be-gins with a detailed discus-sion on umami. Then there are recipes 8211; from the authors8217; themselves as well as from celebrated chefs.
Bewakoof! How could you miss the restaurant chain? Believe it or not, in Jharkhand, there is a chain of restaurants named 8216;Shree Bewakoof8217; Mr Fool, 8216;Maha Bewakoof8217; Big Fool, 8216;Sabse Bada Be-wakoof8217; The Biggest Fool and 8216;Bewakoof No 1.8217; And they do brisk business. The story began in 2000 when one Gopi Ram opened a food joint called Hotel Be-wakoof, ridiculing the peo-ple who called him a fool. The restaurant became an overnight success. The rest is history, as bewakoofs say.
An Indian restaurant sits on the 8216;Top of Europe8217; 8211; Jungfraujoch in Switzerland. At 3,471m above sea level, Jungfrau-joch has the highest railway station in Europe as well as the highest post office. Add to this the highest Indian eatery in Europe. The restaurant, named Bolly-wood, can seat 120 people and is open from mid April to mid September.
