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NDTV
07-08-2025
- NDTV
India's Upma Makes It To 50 Best Porridges In The World List, Winner Is...
Show Quick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed Porridge is a comfort food, and people from around the world enjoy this humble and nourishing meal, often for breakfast or supper. But which kind of porridge is the best of all? Popular food and travel guide TasteAtlas has unveiled the latest ranking for the 50 best porridges from around the world. India's Upma found a spot on this distinguished list, ranking 43rd among the 50 best porridges in the world. What Is Upma? What Is Upma Made Of? For the unversed, upma is a thick porridge dish prepared from dry-roasted rava or coarse rice flour. A popular South Indian breakfast dish, it is flavoured with curry leaves, green chillies, spices and veggies. Find an easy and tasty recipe here. The best porridge list is topped by Bubur ayam from Java, Indonesia - a thick rice porridge topped with shredded chicken and various savoury condiments. It is prepared by first boiling chicken, and then the same broth is typically used to cook the rice until it becomes dense in consistency. View this post on Instagram A post shared by TasteAtlas (@tasteatlas) Here Are The Top 10 Best Porridges From Around The World, As Per TasteAtlas: 1. Bubur Ayam, Java, Indonesia Bubur ayam is the Indonesian version of chicken congee - a thick rice porridge topped with shredded chicken and savoury condiments. 2. Arroz Caldo, Philippines Arroz caldo is a thick rice porridge with the addition of delicious chicken. It is usually cooked in a ginger-infused broth and served with various accompaniments and seasonings. 3. Elarji, Samegrelo-Upper Svaneti, Georgia This thick and elastic porridge is prepared with coarse cornmeal, cornflour, and sulguni or tchkhinti cheese. 4. Taci Si Inghite, Romania This variation on the traditional Romanian polenta dish consists of soft mamaliga (Romanian polenta made from coarse cornmeal and water) combined with a mixture of salty cheese and sour cream in alternating layers. 5. Banosh, Ukraine This velvety Ukrainian corn porridge consists of corn flour cooked in a mixture of sour cream and Bryndza cheese. 6. Mamaliga Cu Branza, Romania Traditional Romanian-style cornmeal porridge called mamaliga is combined with white cheese in this simple Romanian dish. 7. Shrimp And Grits, Southern United States, USA This is a simple fisherman's dish made with shrimp cooked in bacon grease, then served over creamy grits (a type of porridge made from coarsely ground dried corn). 8. Pirao, Brazil This watered-down polenta is mainly prepared by stirring manioc (cassava) flour in various flavorful meat or seafood broths. 9. Lugaw, Philippines Lugaw is a Filipino rice porridge that is traditionally thought of as soft food for sick people, due to the fact that it doesn't require much chewing. 10. Bissara, Egypt Bissara is a comforting Egyptian and Moroccan dish made with pureed beans - either split peas or dried fava beans.
Perth Now
07-07-2025
- Business
- Perth Now
Why McDonald's in Bali only gets one star out of five
Earlier this year, I visited a KFC restaurant in Bali to see if it was as good, or at least the same, as KFC in Australia. It was not. KFC in Bali is 'a substandard product made with cheap inputs drowning in oil,' I wrote. But what about McDonald's in Bali? The last time I tried it was in early 2020, at the height of the pandemic, at McDonald's at Kuta Beach — one of the few food outlets on the beachfront that continued to trade. Despite being nearly empty, the kitchen took about half an hour to produce my meal. When it finally arrived, the burger and fries were cold and my drink was warm. For a fast-food chain with a reputation based entirely on serving hot burgers and cold drinks quick-time, they could not possibly have screwed up more. The exterior on a warm evening. Credit: Supplied The familiar packaging. Credit: Supplied To order, customers must use a self-service kiosk, which has an option for English on the home page. The menu is quite similar to McDonald's in Australia but there are also a few significant differences catering to the Asian market. Meal deals can be ordered with sides of steamed white rice or scrambled eggs instead of fries. The breakfast menu includes Nasi Uduk, Indonesian-style steamed rice cooked in coconut milk, and Bubur Ayam, a rice congee with shredded chicken and condiments. The fried chicken has an extra-thick, extra-crispy coating composed of rice flour instead of wheat flour. The drinks menu also caters to local preferences with floats — soft drinks served with big wallops of vanilla ice-cream — iced coffee served with jelly and cream plus six kinds of iced tea, including lychee flavour. The burger. Credit: Supplied The bill came to $13.26: almost exactly the price of a Big Mac meal in Australia, which makes it significantly cheaper than Australia. But with the exception of the fries and drinks, every item on the menu is smaller than they are in Australia. McDonald's burgers in Indonesia are about 30 per cent smaller while their apple pies are tiny, about a third of the size of a McDonald's apple pie in Australia. The self-service kiosk crashed when I tried to pay with my credit card. A staff member who tried and failed to fix the problem led me to the counter so I could pay. She also cleaned and wiped down a table for us, and offered to bring the food directly to our table. It took 19 minutes for our food to arrive. Fries with that. Credit: Supplied The pandemic ended three and a half years ago but McDonald's in Bali still hasn't figured out how to serve fast food or hot food or cold drinks to its customers. It gets one star out of five, and that's only because of the staff. Despite working for minimum wage — about $300 a month in Bali — they were professional, punctual, courteous and kind.
