LUCKNOW, May 6 -- From Agra's iconic 'petha' and Mathura's famous 'peda' and 'chhapan bhog' to Varanasi's 'thandai', 'lassi', 'Banarsi paan' and 'kachori', Lucknow's 'rabri', and Jaunpur's 'imarti', the Uttar Pradesh cabinet has prepared a diverse culinary map under its newly approved 'One District-One Cuisine' (ODOC) scheme aimed at promoting and marketing traditional delicacies across the state.

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Monday approved the scheme aimed at promoting and marketing traditional cuisines from across the state. Notably, the exhaustive list comprises only vegetarian items. However, Lucknow's 'galawati kebab', 'Awadhi biryani', 'nahari kulcha', 'Kakori kebab', 'sheermal' and 'Moradabadi biryani' are some of the non-vegetar...