The launch activity started late morning with journos and the marketing team of Pizza Hut boarding the ‘Hut Kay Safari' (an air conditioned bus) at YMCA in the capital.
The guests on board were welcomed with a sweet and salty lemon soda garnished with a lemon slice. After a refreshing start, we were all curious about the safari's next stop on its route map and more importantly, what was going to be on the plate next.
Our host, Anirudh Sharma, kept us entertained throughout the journey with his jokes and games. What was served to us was an interesting and healthy tweak to the boring fruit salad and the not so healthy club sandwich - the fruit sandwich. It was both tasty, like sandwiches are, and healthy as it was stuffed with an assortment of seasonal and exotic fruits such as pineapple, grapes and a little paneer. And no salt!
Cruising through the green and scenic central Delhi, we reached Satya Niketan where hot and spicy tandoori momos awaited us. The crunchy exterior and the moist filling made them a delight. The non-vegetarian filling left a slight and pleasant aftertaste of ginger and coriander. The accompanying mint chutney complimented the momos surprisingly well, given that momos are usually savoured best with the famous red chilli sauce.
The veg counterparts were a little spicy, but equally yummy.
After that we came back to our starting point YMCA where we were pampered with three different varieties of yummy paan, which were palate cleansing.
The varieties of paan included mango, chocolate and icy paans.
Sanjiv Razdan, general manager, Pizza Hut and Arjyo Banerjee, Head, food innovation, greeted me.
Appetite almost satiated, we reached our destination - Pizza Hut, Basant Lok.
