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Why change a winning recipe? There is no set recipe for a traditional thali but they are delicious and provide 
a filling meal that can be shared with friends and family. Photos: Russ Rohde/AFP
CULTURAL APPROPRIATION

When tapas tap your wallet dry

It’s cultural appropriation taken a smidge too far when trendy fusion food becomes confusion cuisine that’s an insult to its humble Indian roots

  • Dinika Govender
6 min read