Some fast-food chains have long sold bite-sized food like KFC's Popcorn Chicken, White Castle's Chicken Rings (think onion ring-shaped chicken), or Sonic's potato Tots.

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Then move on to the chelo (kebabs) -- lamb or chicken -- served with grilled onion and plate of fluffy rice.

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Fort Defiance, a few blocks north, serves up fresh pasta, small plates like chicken liver pate with bacon-onion jam, and historically-inspired cocktails like the Colonial Cooler, a twist on the Pimm's Cup that was first mixed in British North Borneo in the 1920s.

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Its menu is almost unrecognizable to people from the U.S. Appetizers include chicken wings, fried squid, and onion rings.

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As the train headed towards London, chefs at the restaurant made up the order of two portions of chicken tikka, pilau rice, nan bread and a side order of onion bhajis.

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Put the chicken into a large pan, pour water to cover, add the peppercorns, carrot and onion, and season with salt.

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