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折桂“世界十大餐厅之一”的新德里帝国饭店香料之路餐厅（Spice Route）无异于一首史诗，以其满堂名誉及异域之魅，倾倒感官，堪比“人间一场醉”。
Heralded as one of the top ten restaurants in the world and proclaimed to be the only one of its kind， The Spice Route is poetry in design. Te renowned restaurant mesmerizes all your senses， enrapturing you with its sensuous exotica.
礼赞人生A Tribute to Life
餐厅建造历时七年，意在展现香料从喀拉拉邦的马拉巴尔海岸，途经斯里兰卡、马来西亚及印度尼西亚，最终落户泰国及越南的漫漫之路。跋山涉水，一曲终了，而香料携来的艺术与文化余音，借神秘东方的民间、宗教及文化想象，袅袅不绝。拉杰夫·赛思，这位令人仰止的印度文化之王，在独有的美丽环境之间，创设出无二餐饮空间体验，将美艳慑人的香料之路餐厅升至建筑奇迹的巅峰：满眼艳丽，壁板上神情与动作极具夸张之能事的各路亚洲神祇——印度教气势逼人的大神，婆罗浮屠上慈眉善目的菩萨——目光炯炯。七年血汗之作的餐厅以蔬菜及鲜花染料纯手工绘画，而挥汗如雨的画匠，特从喀拉拉邦的古鲁瓦约奥尔寺庙请入。三千年香火明暗的庙宇，是这些画匠们灵魂的禅修处。
风水原理，古董宝藏——香料之路何止于一家餐厅。依据人生之路分出的九个区域，更为点睛。入口处的“知识区”，四根16世纪寺庙柱擎天而立，留出窄窄的通道；Artha， Kama& Moksha区代表人生三个阶段：唯物、欲望和救赎，本区壁画泱泱风采，描绘唯物主义，并将《爱经》插图点缀其间。此处天花言说人生历尽艰辛之后的救赎，正如视线要跨越天花横梁障碍并定睛细看才能一睹画作真容那般，“拨云见雾，方见晴天”；“帮助区”古老天花引自喀拉拉邦，阳光可进，雨水不入，很是罕见；第四区紧贴厨房，以“创造力”为题；紧随其后的是“关系区”，双座汽车与红木、缅甸柚木古梁，一动一静，玄妙莫解；“命运区”的“命运墙”自是名副其实；“财富区”财大气粗，墙壁及天花饰以24K金箔，深受商业食客青睐；第八区“祖先”复刻各家泰庙嵌板，预示生命终结；餐厅中央区——“饮食健康区”融合泰式与喀拉拉邦民居建筑风。
Te Spice Route has been designed to refect the journey of spices from the Malabar Coast in Kerala through Sri Lanka， Malaysia， and Indonesia to Tailand and Vietnam. Te restaurant is an overwhelming visual depiction of the art and culture that also travelled with the spices through these regions， presented in a folk， religious and cultural fantasy of the Orient. Designed by Rajeev Sethi， the celebrated cultural czar of India， Te Spice Route is an architectural marvel that ofers a unique dining experience in a distinctively beautiful seting. Te Restaurant， that was seven years in the making， is completely hand painted with vegetable and fower dyes by mural painters brought in especially from a temple in Guruvayur in Kerala with a tradition dating back to 3，000 years.
Designed on the principles of Feng Shui， Te Spice Route – a treasure trove of antiques – is divided into nine diferent sections and each one is a part of the journey of life. Te Knowledge section at the entrance is thronged by four 16th-century pillars from a temple marking a narrow entrance. Te next section signifes the three stages of life – Artha， Kama and Moksha， viz. materialism， lust and the ultimate salvation. Te mural in this section has paintings depicting materialism and illustrations from Kamasutra. Te ceiling in this part of the restaurant represents salvation， atained through hardships just as you need to cross the hurdles of the beams covering the ceiling and concentrate to see the complete picture within. Te next section is Help， which shows of an antique ceiling from Kerala， unique in the aspect that it lets the sunlight in but not the rain. Te fourth section， closest to the kitchen， denotes Creativity. Tis is followed by the Relationship section demarcated by two-seaters and with antique beams in Rosewood and Burma Teak wood. Te next section is Fate and Fortune with its ’ Wall of Fortune ，’ followed by the Wealth section， embellished with 24 karat gold leafng on the wall and the ceiling. It is extremely popular for business lunches. Te eighth section – the Ancestral indicating the end of the journey of life – has replicas of the panels from various Tai temples. Te courtyard in the middle of the restaurant is the Food and Health section and blends Tai and Kerala architectural styles.
食不厌精The Finest Foods
在亚洲，食物是圣洁的。餐厅摆设的罗摩衍那手稿以古泰语呈现，掩不住傲骨，字里行间神圣工巧。装饰出彩，菜单也可圈可点，即便是老道的美食鉴赏家，也难免味蕾大动。主厨维纳·阿罗拉倾注满腔热血，艺术性地创制出精致菜单，自然一鸣惊人。每道菜都如宝石般光芒耀眼：喀拉拉邦风格对虾，加椰浆、咖喱粉及黑罗望子烹炒，以芥菜籽入味；饱受称赞的冬荫功汤，具柠檬草、柠檬叶及高良姜风味；泰式香菇姜炒龙虾，以贝壳盛盘；佐以豌豆及樱桃茄子的泰式绿咖喱鸡；主厨特供烹炒豆酱香菇小菠菜等。为了褒奖维诺？阿罗拉对印度旅游业所做的突出贡献和成就，印度旅游局颁发给她最佳女厨师的荣誉。除了前任总统普拉蒂巴·帕特尔女士外，她是唯一一个拿到这项荣誉的人。
Food is sacred in Asia. A manuscript of Ramayana in ancient Tai displayed with pride in the restaurant echoes the sentiment. Besides the stunning décor， Te Spice Route boasts a menu that ensnares the taste buds of a seasoned food connoisseur. Orchestrated with passion by Chef Veena Arora， the menu crafed almost artistically is starred by gems such as Chemeen Toren （Kerala style prawns， stir-fried with coconut， curry leaves and black tamarind； favoured with mustard seeds）， Tom Yum Kung （the famous Tai soup with prawns， favoured with lemon grass， lemon leaves and galangal）， Kung Nang Phad Khing （Stir-fried lobster with ginger and Tai black mushrooms， served in the shell）， Kaeng Kheow Waan Kai （Chicken in Tai green curry with pea and cherry aubergines） and Phad Phak （the chef’ s special stir-fried baby spinach with black mushrooms， favoured with soya bean paste）. Other than the former President of India Ms. Pratibha Patel， she was the only person to be Awarded as the Best Lady Chef by the Ministry of Tourism in India for my Outstanding Achievement and Contribution to the Promotion of Tourism in the Country.
餐厅摆设的罗摩衍那手稿以古泰语呈现，掩不住傲骨，字里行间神圣工巧。装饰出彩，菜单也可圈可点，即便是老道的美食鉴赏家，也难免味蕾大动。
A manuscript of Ramayana in ancient Thai displayed with pride in the restaurant echoes the sentiment. Besides the stunning décor， The Spice Route boasts a menu that ensnares the taste buds of a seasoned food connoisseur.
我们欣然围坐于香料之路餐厅中央区的圆桌旁，感慨于餐厅的异域迷香。尝的是菜品，品的是人生。
Delightly we sat around the desk in the center of Te Spice Route， being amazed by the the fragrance of foreign land. We were trying the dishes ， tasting our lives.
Heralded as one of the top ten restaurants in the world and proclaimed to be the only one of its kind， The Spice Route is poetry in design. Te renowned restaurant mesmerizes all your senses， enrapturing you with its sensuous exotica.
礼赞人生A Tribute to Life
餐厅建造历时七年，意在展现香料从喀拉拉邦的马拉巴尔海岸，途经斯里兰卡、马来西亚及印度尼西亚，最终落户泰国及越南的漫漫之路。跋山涉水，一曲终了，而香料携来的艺术与文化余音，借神秘东方的民间、宗教及文化想象，袅袅不绝。拉杰夫·赛思，这位令人仰止的印度文化之王，在独有的美丽环境之间，创设出无二餐饮空间体验，将美艳慑人的香料之路餐厅升至建筑奇迹的巅峰：满眼艳丽，壁板上神情与动作极具夸张之能事的各路亚洲神祇——印度教气势逼人的大神，婆罗浮屠上慈眉善目的菩萨——目光炯炯。七年血汗之作的餐厅以蔬菜及鲜花染料纯手工绘画，而挥汗如雨的画匠，特从喀拉拉邦的古鲁瓦约奥尔寺庙请入。三千年香火明暗的庙宇，是这些画匠们灵魂的禅修处。
风水原理，古董宝藏——香料之路何止于一家餐厅。依据人生之路分出的九个区域，更为点睛。入口处的“知识区”，四根16世纪寺庙柱擎天而立，留出窄窄的通道；Artha， Kama& Moksha区代表人生三个阶段：唯物、欲望和救赎，本区壁画泱泱风采，描绘唯物主义，并将《爱经》插图点缀其间。此处天花言说人生历尽艰辛之后的救赎，正如视线要跨越天花横梁障碍并定睛细看才能一睹画作真容那般，“拨云见雾，方见晴天”；“帮助区”古老天花引自喀拉拉邦，阳光可进，雨水不入，很是罕见；第四区紧贴厨房，以“创造力”为题；紧随其后的是“关系区”，双座汽车与红木、缅甸柚木古梁，一动一静，玄妙莫解；“命运区”的“命运墙”自是名副其实；“财富区”财大气粗，墙壁及天花饰以24K金箔，深受商业食客青睐；第八区“祖先”复刻各家泰庙嵌板，预示生命终结；餐厅中央区——“饮食健康区”融合泰式与喀拉拉邦民居建筑风。
Te Spice Route has been designed to refect the journey of spices from the Malabar Coast in Kerala through Sri Lanka， Malaysia， and Indonesia to Tailand and Vietnam. Te restaurant is an overwhelming visual depiction of the art and culture that also travelled with the spices through these regions， presented in a folk， religious and cultural fantasy of the Orient. Designed by Rajeev Sethi， the celebrated cultural czar of India， Te Spice Route is an architectural marvel that ofers a unique dining experience in a distinctively beautiful seting. Te Restaurant， that was seven years in the making， is completely hand painted with vegetable and fower dyes by mural painters brought in especially from a temple in Guruvayur in Kerala with a tradition dating back to 3，000 years.
Designed on the principles of Feng Shui， Te Spice Route – a treasure trove of antiques – is divided into nine diferent sections and each one is a part of the journey of life. Te Knowledge section at the entrance is thronged by four 16th-century pillars from a temple marking a narrow entrance. Te next section signifes the three stages of life – Artha， Kama and Moksha， viz. materialism， lust and the ultimate salvation. Te mural in this section has paintings depicting materialism and illustrations from Kamasutra. Te ceiling in this part of the restaurant represents salvation， atained through hardships just as you need to cross the hurdles of the beams covering the ceiling and concentrate to see the complete picture within. Te next section is Help， which shows of an antique ceiling from Kerala， unique in the aspect that it lets the sunlight in but not the rain. Te fourth section， closest to the kitchen， denotes Creativity. Tis is followed by the Relationship section demarcated by two-seaters and with antique beams in Rosewood and Burma Teak wood. Te next section is Fate and Fortune with its ’ Wall of Fortune ，’ followed by the Wealth section， embellished with 24 karat gold leafng on the wall and the ceiling. It is extremely popular for business lunches. Te eighth section – the Ancestral indicating the end of the journey of life – has replicas of the panels from various Tai temples. Te courtyard in the middle of the restaurant is the Food and Health section and blends Tai and Kerala architectural styles.
食不厌精The Finest Foods
在亚洲，食物是圣洁的。餐厅摆设的罗摩衍那手稿以古泰语呈现，掩不住傲骨，字里行间神圣工巧。装饰出彩，菜单也可圈可点，即便是老道的美食鉴赏家，也难免味蕾大动。主厨维纳·阿罗拉倾注满腔热血，艺术性地创制出精致菜单，自然一鸣惊人。每道菜都如宝石般光芒耀眼：喀拉拉邦风格对虾，加椰浆、咖喱粉及黑罗望子烹炒，以芥菜籽入味；饱受称赞的冬荫功汤，具柠檬草、柠檬叶及高良姜风味；泰式香菇姜炒龙虾，以贝壳盛盘；佐以豌豆及樱桃茄子的泰式绿咖喱鸡；主厨特供烹炒豆酱香菇小菠菜等。为了褒奖维诺？阿罗拉对印度旅游业所做的突出贡献和成就，印度旅游局颁发给她最佳女厨师的荣誉。除了前任总统普拉蒂巴·帕特尔女士外，她是唯一一个拿到这项荣誉的人。
Food is sacred in Asia. A manuscript of Ramayana in ancient Tai displayed with pride in the restaurant echoes the sentiment. Besides the stunning décor， Te Spice Route boasts a menu that ensnares the taste buds of a seasoned food connoisseur. Orchestrated with passion by Chef Veena Arora， the menu crafed almost artistically is starred by gems such as Chemeen Toren （Kerala style prawns， stir-fried with coconut， curry leaves and black tamarind； favoured with mustard seeds）， Tom Yum Kung （the famous Tai soup with prawns， favoured with lemon grass， lemon leaves and galangal）， Kung Nang Phad Khing （Stir-fried lobster with ginger and Tai black mushrooms， served in the shell）， Kaeng Kheow Waan Kai （Chicken in Tai green curry with pea and cherry aubergines） and Phad Phak （the chef’ s special stir-fried baby spinach with black mushrooms， favoured with soya bean paste）. Other than the former President of India Ms. Pratibha Patel， she was the only person to be Awarded as the Best Lady Chef by the Ministry of Tourism in India for my Outstanding Achievement and Contribution to the Promotion of Tourism in the Country.
餐厅摆设的罗摩衍那手稿以古泰语呈现，掩不住傲骨，字里行间神圣工巧。装饰出彩，菜单也可圈可点，即便是老道的美食鉴赏家，也难免味蕾大动。
A manuscript of Ramayana in ancient Thai displayed with pride in the restaurant echoes the sentiment. Besides the stunning décor， The Spice Route boasts a menu that ensnares the taste buds of a seasoned food connoisseur.
我们欣然围坐于香料之路餐厅中央区的圆桌旁，感慨于餐厅的异域迷香。尝的是菜品，品的是人生。
Delightly we sat around the desk in the center of Te Spice Route， being amazed by the the fragrance of foreign land. We were trying the dishes ， tasting our lives.