Vegetarian Star

Taco Bell may have angered a few of its vegetarian fans when it created a Superbowl ad that made fun of eating veggies on game day, but if you consider the fast food establishment during any other time of the year, it’s a pretty good place to score an inexpensive plant-based dish.

David Novak, chairman and CEO, Yum Brands Inc. has an interview with Live Mint where he declares that a whopping 70% of its menu in India is vegetarian.

North American menus aren’t bad for veggies either and almost all of those vegetarian items can also be made vegan if you take off the cheese, sour cream and other miscellaneous milk-based sauces.

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Taco Bell has set up shop in India.

Hopefully, for the citizens’ sake, Heidi and Spencer won’t rush there to try the paneer tacos anytime soon.

In a country known for its vegetarian dishes, the fast food giant has compromised to fit the culture’s standards at its first restaurant in Bangalore.

Half the menu is vegetarian, with such items denoted by a green dot.

Tacos can be topped with native cheeses like paneer and a potato taco (a crunchy, Mexican flavored samosa-like treat?) is also available.

“It took us over two years to perfect our three Vs for India — value, vegetarian and variety,” said Taco Bell’s general manager in India, Ashok Bajpai.

Two additional restaurants are expected to open in Bangalore this year, with the goal of 100 by 2015.

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