<p>Lucknow: The much publicised ‘One District-One Cuisine’ scheme of the Uttar Pradesh government to promote the traditional delicacies from all districts has triggered a controversy with many famous non-vegetarian delicacies of Lucknow like ‘galouti kebab’, ‘Avadhi biryani’ and ‘Nihari kulcha’ missing from the list.</p><p>The list of local delicacies included all vegetarian items and there were no non-veg delicacies in it prompting criticism from the food lovers.</p>.Ashok Gehlot slams Rajasthan govt after BJP MLA's 'animals won't eat anganwadi food' remark.<p>UP minister for micro-small and medium enterprises Rakesh Sachan said that the state cabinet had approved the ODOC scheme under which traditional delicacies from every district like Lucknow’s ‘Revdi’, Agra’s ‘Petha’, Mathura’s ‘Peda’ and Meerut’s ‘Gajak’ would be given renewed identity.</p><p>He said that these delicacies would be promoted and distributed both domestically and in the international market through the use of modern technology, attractive packaging and branding.</p><p>The minister said that the confectioners (Halwais) of these delicacies would be provided technical training and financial assistance. A budgetary allocation of Rs 150 crore had been made for the scheme in the current financial year, he added.</p>.Galouti kebab: Legacy of the Nawabs.<p>He said that the initiative was aimed at preserving traditional flavours besides generating employment as well as strengthening the distinct identity of each district.</p><p>The omission of non-vegetarian delicacies from the list, however, invited flak from the food lovers here, who said that many of the non-veg delicacies of Lucknow, Moradabad, Rampur and other places are famous all over the world and that the list was incomplete without them.</p><p>‘’People from all over the country come to Lucknow to have a taste of the galouti kebabs, nihari kulcha, awadhi biryani,’’ said a local resident.</p>
<p>Lucknow: The much publicised ‘One District-One Cuisine’ scheme of the Uttar Pradesh government to promote the traditional delicacies from all districts has triggered a controversy with many famous non-vegetarian delicacies of Lucknow like ‘galouti kebab’, ‘Avadhi biryani’ and ‘Nihari kulcha’ missing from the list.</p><p>The list of local delicacies included all vegetarian items and there were no non-veg delicacies in it prompting criticism from the food lovers.</p>.Ashok Gehlot slams Rajasthan govt after BJP MLA's 'animals won't eat anganwadi food' remark.<p>UP minister for micro-small and medium enterprises Rakesh Sachan said that the state cabinet had approved the ODOC scheme under which traditional delicacies from every district like Lucknow’s ‘Revdi’, Agra’s ‘Petha’, Mathura’s ‘Peda’ and Meerut’s ‘Gajak’ would be given renewed identity.</p><p>He said that these delicacies would be promoted and distributed both domestically and in the international market through the use of modern technology, attractive packaging and branding.</p><p>The minister said that the confectioners (Halwais) of these delicacies would be provided technical training and financial assistance. A budgetary allocation of Rs 150 crore had been made for the scheme in the current financial year, he added.</p>.Galouti kebab: Legacy of the Nawabs.<p>He said that the initiative was aimed at preserving traditional flavours besides generating employment as well as strengthening the distinct identity of each district.</p><p>The omission of non-vegetarian delicacies from the list, however, invited flak from the food lovers here, who said that many of the non-veg delicacies of Lucknow, Moradabad, Rampur and other places are famous all over the world and that the list was incomplete without them.</p><p>‘’People from all over the country come to Lucknow to have a taste of the galouti kebabs, nihari kulcha, awadhi biryani,’’ said a local resident.</p>