“COVID Curry”, “Mask Naans” To Win Back Customers in Rajasthan
JODHPUR : A restaurant in Rajasthan is hoping to win back customers who are afraid of eating out during the pandemic with a special “COVID Curry” and “Mask Naans”.
“This has been a really tough time for us and for our entire sector,” Yash Solanki, owner of the vegetarian Vedic eatery in Jodhpur, told AFP.
The fried vegetable balls have been shaped to look like the “crowned” corona virus, while the breads look like surgical masks. Mr Solanki said that they had also added, and advertised, that their COVID curry had extra herbs and spices that are good for people’s health.
“Even with recently relaxed curbs, the fear still dominates. People are still very reluctant to eat out,” Mr Solanki said. PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.com
Almost 800 people are dying daily from coronavirus in India, with around 50,000 new infections reported every 24 hours. India has had 1.8 million cases, the third-highest in the world behind the United States and Brazil, and more than 38,000 deaths.
“The ingredients and preparation for ‘mask parotta’ are the same as ‘veechu parotta’ and differs only in shape where three layers of a face mask is tactfully kneaded from the dough. Being instrumental in spreading an important message in my hometown at this pandemic period gives me immense satisfaction, making it a worthwhile effort,” S Sathish Babu, one of the people involved in its making, had said.
The Madurai hotel in May had also introduced ‘Corona’ rava dosa (priced Rs 50 a piece), ‘Corona’ bonda (a plate of two pieces priced Rs 50), herbal rasam made using the ingredients of the Siddha immune-boosting concoction ‘kabasurakudineer’.
(With Agency Inputs ).
