India, Oct. 11 -- Which is the real Iyengar bakery? I thought about this as I bit into a Dil Pasand, which along with Congress buns and khara (savoury) biscuits is an iconic food item made at what are called Iyengar bakeries in Bangalore. Within a 2 kilometre radius from my home, there are 12 such bakeries. In Bangalore, there are over 500 Iyengar bakeries. And therein lies my question: if there are so many Iyengar bakeries, how to spot the authentic ones?

A hilarious thread on Reddit had the same thought. Titled "Which one is the true Iyengar's bakery?" it was a rant against the many pretenders holding this brand name and selling egg puffs. So which is the true Iyengar bakery, began the thread. The answers came fast and hilarious. That'...