This streak of freshness continued, with Som Tam Jay So, a raw papaya and veggie salad amplified by the drizzle of lemon juice, and Larb Hed, an Isaan-style mushroom salad. The latter comprised ...

Just as we settled down at our tables at Zega in Sheraton Hyderabad Hotel — and lamented that the sun had something against Hyderabadis — we were cajoled by flavours from Isaan, or ...