Terry Durack

"Tomato "soup": the inter-course palate cleanser is an elegant glass of utterly delicious tomato tea spiced up with ginger and tamarind, like a hot bloody mary."

Ayushi Gupta

"A spicy but comforting shot of rasam (a tamarind-based soup) punctuated our meal, before we moved onto mains."

Pratap Chahal

"A middle course of tomato rasam was out of this world – it’s basically a spiced tomato water/soup but thats like calling a diamond a shiny stone. A rasam is never to be described, only tasted. It’s spicy, spiced, aromatic, tangy, it flirts with every taste bud and lifts your soul into a blissful daze."

Meera Shah

"Unlike traditional palette cleansers this was more heart warming than refreshing. Nevertheless I love Rasam so I could have happily had 2 more glasses!"

Peter Cherches

"The sipping rasam was an interesting touch, and it was absolutely delicious, spicy and complex, reminding me of a Virgin Mary worthy of veneration."

Maureen Clancy

"I was bowled over when I discovered it recently at Quilon, the Michelin-starred South West Coastal Indian restaurant in the 51 Buckingham Gate hotel in London. A discovery akin to the Holy Grail, I might add. I mean, this stuff is fabulous. Or at least it is as prepared by Quilon chef Sriram Aylur."