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ItaliaFrom the Maharaja’s kitchen
From the Maharaja’s kitchen
Indian cuisine is famed for its marvellous use of herbs and spices, vegetables and fruits – its beauty lies in how rich flavours are balanced perfectly with subtle ingredients. Over the centuries, the cuisine assimilated cultural and religious influences from outside –blending with regional cuisines to create foods and flavours that are now the hallmarks of India’s royal culinary heritage.
The Maharajas (kings) were proud connoisseurs of good food. The royal palaces maintained fine kitchens and employed the best cooks to provide the most unusual and luxurious fare. Often there would be separate cooks for each recipe! But while the days of the maharajas are gone, there’s an effort to pass on that great culinary tradition to new generations of families and preserve the recipes that each royal family claimed as their own and perfected through generations.
At Luxe, we have carefully curated a wide selection of royal culinary experiences which allow you to not only participate in a hands-on cooking class with the royal families but also, sit down and the meal prepared with all them. Served by their butlers, on the finest silverware with each dish paired with the perfect wines, it is a meal fit for royalty and hopefully so is the food, if you were paying attention!
Staying with the locals at their humble abode is an experience that is going to stay with you for the rest of your life. Such is the hospitality of the people of rural Rajasthan who believe in making the most out of whatever little they have. And at the end of the day, as the sun goes down in all its glory, the villages’ folklore will mesmerize you like you never could have imagined!
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It is hard not feel like a royal as you dine with the descendants of a royal family. Butlers, the finest silverware, perfect wines and dishes prepared from secret royal recipes, it all comes together to create a magical experience. Even working in the kitchen was fun. Of course, you need to pay attention to the instructions as they serve what you cook. I would totally repeat this experience; even though my crown in visible, I could see it!
Lajpat Kumar –Noida
It is hard not feel like a royal as you dine with the descendants of a royal family. Butlers, the finest silverware, perfect wines and dishes prepared from secret royal recipes, it all comes together to create a magical experience. Even working in the kitchen was fun. Of course, you need to pay attention to the instructions as they serve what you cook. I would totally repeat this experience; even though my crown in visible, I could see it!
Lajpat Kumar –Noida
Ganesh Prasad –Noida
“I spent an entire evening at the Samode village singing and dancing with the locals in their colourful traditional attire. I even tried the Chari dance with a pot on my head. Yes, a definite must try for everyone!”
Rural Rajasthan
Bright, traditional, rustic yet soulful – that is rural Rajasthan for you! Considering the chaotic and busy lives we live, visiting the interiors of the state will make you realize how meditatively beautiful life is beyond the hustle bustle of the cities.
While the desert state is considered a perfect embodiment of richness and royalty, it also offers a much humble sight of a Persian wheel irrigating the lush fields in its rural areas. A group of traditionally dressed women, carrying clay pots on their heads, walking down the dust roads and turban-clad men with majestic mustaches sweating it out in the fields, is a common sight that you will see as you drive through the state. And they do it so effortlessly without any trace of discomfort that, it will not just inspire you but will make you appreciate the simplistic beauty of life.
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Staying with the locals at their humble abode is an experience that is going to stay with you for the rest of your life. Such is the hospitality of the people of rural Rajasthan who believe in making the most out of whatever little they have. And at the end of the day, as the sun goes down in all its glory, the villages’ folklore will mesmerize you like you never could have imagined!
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