This weekend in Asia, we provide a feast of golden beans in China, chrysanthemum tofu in Hong Kong and chocolate soy sauce in Japan. Big Macs, nonetheless, had been briefly off the menu. First, although, we head to the land of khichdi and gulab jamun.

This week’s meltdown in India’s small-caps, triggered by the regulator’s concern about “froth,” is a signal for optimists in regards to the nation’s progress prospects: Go giant.