Royal Thali Feast Platter
$700 play money
A platter of more than twenty small dishes. On the ChowChow Feast menu it costs $700 in play money, which puts it in the Luxury tier ($250 to $1,999). It is one of the big treats on the menu.
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Key facts
- Cuisine
- Indian
- Menu section
- Indian
- Price tier
- Luxury ($250 to $1,999)
- Play-money price
- $700
- Main ingredients
- many curries, breads, rice, sweets
- How it is served
- A very large round metal platter holding more than twenty small bowls of curries, rice, breads and sweets
History, tradition and origin
Dishes of meat or vegetables in spiced sauce have been cooked in South Asia for thousands of years. The cooking of the Mughal courts added cream, nuts and slow braising. Chicken in tomato and butter sauce was created in Delhi in the 1950s, and a similar dish became a favourite in British curry houses. A thali is a full meal of many small dishes on one platter, served at festivals and weddings.
Food economy and industry
India is the largest producer, consumer and exporter of spices. The spice trade drew European ships to Asia and shaped world history. Britain has thousands of curry houses, many founded by Bangladeshi families. Paneer and ghee link Indian cooking to the world's largest dairy herd.
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