Mangaloreans clearly love ice-cream. And not just any ice-cream, they love their own indigenous, home-grown brands of ice-cream. During our recent visit to this city we saw several ice -cream parlours, each serving their own flavours and varieties. To sample them all would have taken more than the couple of days we spent there, but … Continue reading From ‘gadibidi’ to ‘gadbad’
The warm, vibrant colours of Tamil Nadu are reflected in its food. But the food has to be served on a banana leaf and eaten by hand- that's the best way to savour each morsel and each mouthful. Licking each finger at the end of a meal is a must- it's like giving closure to … Continue reading A Palette of Food
We Punekars pride ourselves on our food: you name it, we have it- street food, fast food, swank restaurants, local cuisine, niche cafes and bistros, chai 'kattas', pretentious places, simple, homely eateries...I could go on. Someone has said that for a restaurant, being able to succeed in Pune is the acid test. Look, I am … Continue reading Sampling Street Food @Sarafa
I have just begun to read a very interesting book titled 'Indian Christmas' which is a compilation of different accounts about how Christmas was and is celebrated across India. The foreword itself triggered off so many memories for me that after a point I couldn't tell if I was reading what another person had written … Continue reading Christmases of Yesteryear…
modak: (n.m) Indian dumpling-like sweet consisting of freshly grated coconut and jaggery filling and outer cover made of rice flour which is then steamed. Served hot with home made ghee (clarified butter). Can be had at any time of the day or night or month or year and in any quantity. Disclaimer - needs to … Continue reading The Marvellous ‘modaks’ of Dapoli
Food and nostalgia in the company of old friends- now that's a combination that's hard to beat. When my friends and I decided to take a walk down memory lane one Saturday morning, we were very clear that we would be eating all along the way. The meeting point was an old favourite- Marz aka … Continue reading Form Marz to MahaNaaz- eating our way down memory lane.
It's a tablecloth! No, it's a 'manda' While going through some old, really old family photographs (as in, from before I was born), this one popped up and as usual; launched a string of memories. What you see here is a 'manda' - a kind of roti that was served at every single wedding dinner … Continue reading Of ‘mandas’ and ‘gosht’ at the Mission.
After a week in Bretagne, we asked our students to write down their impressions of French food and meals in general. While most of them raved about the desserts, crepes and other dishes they had tasted, what seemed to have impressed them the most was the skill the French had with a knife and fork. … Continue reading Bites of Bretagne- III (Pizza, Quiche and a Picnic)
During our stay at Landeda, we ambitiously volunteered to cook an Indian meal for our hosts; an offer they accepted with alacrity by inviting a few of their friends as well. We drew up a menu and made a list of the ingredients required, which was when it began to dawn on us that we … Continue reading Bites of Bretagne- II (Indian/s cooking)
If I go to another place, I want to eat the food of that place. Period. Not for me the pleasures of hot 'pav-bhaji' in the Alps or 'dosa' in the Acropolis, thank you very much. (these are real-life examples told to me by some tourists) So, although I was quite surprised to see two … Continue reading Bites of Bretagne- Part I (Desserts and Fruits de Mer)
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