Show HN: How to Read a Dosa Menu

A developer built a tool that deconstructs dosa menu names into their component choices—batter, texture, smear, filling—to help users understand and order dosas. The tool covers naming conventions from Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad, and invites feedback on accuracy.

I love dosa, but have a hard time remembbering what all of the terms mean and how they fit together. "Mysore masala paper roast" is just a stack of independent choices: batter, texture, a smear, a filling, and the word dosa. So I built a little tool that treats every dosa name as a formula. You build an order and see what would arrive, or tap a real menu item and watch its formula light up. I tried to with Claude's help, obv. cover naming conventions from Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad. And, full disclosure, I'm an outsider to this cuisine who just loves food, so there's every possibility I've got mistakes in there, and I'm certainly missing some great dosas. Feedback and corrections are very welcome Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48571192 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48571192 Points: 2 Comments: 0