Udupi, a small town in Karnataka, has always punched above its weight in matters of food and faith. Home to the famed Krishna temple, this town takes cooking very seriously, as after all, when you are feeding God, hygiene isn’t optional. Unlike other deities content with incense and offerings, Krishna is a connoisseur. As a child, he allegedly had a penchant for stealing butter, setting the stage for what we might cheekily call India’s first food scandal. To satisfy Krishna’s discerning palate, locals crafted an array of delicacies, so much so that some even claim the mighty masala dosa was born here. While historians might dismiss this as culinary folklore, dosa lovers across........

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