Ratan Tata: Recalling The Visionary Industrialist's Favourite Culinary Treats

If there ever was an Indian industrialist that was able to run a global conglomerate with utmost humility, and a reverence to all virtue at heart, there's only one name that comes to our mind, Veteran Industrialist Ratan Tata. The 86-year-old visionary tycoon passed away on Wednesday night at Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai. 

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran had confirmed the demise of Ratan Tata on social media. While celebrities across the globe pay their respects to the 'face of humanity in the business world', people gather at the city's NCPA lawns to pay their last respects to Ratan Naval Tata.

Ratan Tata's taste reflects his Parsi roots

The humanitarian, billionaire Ratan Tata, who was well-exposed to best of the fine-dining experiences across the globe, relished the comfort of home-cooked, traditionally rooted food choices such as akuri, dhansak, and patra ni machhi, which were dished out by his sister.

Was Ratan Tata secretly a 'foodie at heart'?

Besides what his household cooking choices led him to love, Tata had a taste for Japanese treats like sushi, and a sweet tooth for chocolates, and custard. As the legendary business tycoon resided in Mumbai, it made it nearly impossible for Tata to not crave a plate of dosa, or pav bhaji.

Ratan Tata's work trips and business meeting made sure his tastebuds required subtle cuisine to be constant part of life ranging from Taj's Thai Pavillion, Mumbai to NYC's Cipriani. However, what qualified as soul-food for Ratan Tata was something as simple as love a khatha-meetha masoor dal, made using mutton pulao and garlic.