The battles around food are often hilarious. Presently, a new ruling in the European Union Parliament seeks to protect words that allude to meaty foods, like steak, sausage, escalope, and interestingly, burger and hamburgers. This would mean that veggie burgers can no longer be called, well, burgers. And a new term floating around is veggie disc. Imagine ordering a McAloo Tikki "veggie disc."

But the pressures on vegetarian/vegan brands to abstain from using terms typically associated with meats is real. In July last year, when an airline company in New Zealand announced that it would be introducing a faux beef burger, it ticked off the acting PM of the country, Winston Peters. Rumour has it that these political moves are orchestrated by the meat lobby. At home, we've always found ways to introduce desi twists to international fare. Burgers are not to be left out, and Mumbai has many versions to offer. We rate some of the better ones.