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Garnishing food preparations

: WITH HOTEL industry vying with one another to attract more visitors, food has become the focus point.

While most of the hotels garnish their preparations with different hues of edible colours, some try to innovate even with common south Indian food such as `idlis' and `dosas.'

Some star hotels in the city provide `dosas' sandwiched in multi-coloured chutneys or try to make tiny idlis to entice children. The size of the idli fascinates them, say some chefs.

The result is an assortment of queer dishes such as dosas rolled up into large crisp cones, idlis ranging from tiny to large in size and side dishes of varied hues. Though it all boils down to a better business tactic on the part of hotels, not a bad deal for the customers too.

from Prathibha Parameswaran in Tiruchi

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