Food

Idli Vada

The simplest foods change the mood inside the mind. Bring alive memories. And sometimes make you long to come back for good. The food pipe is the best route on the map of life! ..

Oh. What I not do for Idli vada?

(at Bangalore, India)
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Handcrafted

When dint of effort supercedes current reality, the picture is not often that of suffering but of progress. ..
Life, when seen through this prism has lesser suffering and revesls the tremendous capacities in man to survive, and overcome. ..

Handcrafted is a label to suit the sophisticated. But thats everyday life as well.

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It is a joy to see a chef in action. Especially the amateurs who pursue the elements of the kitchen during the weekend. As a hobby. A passion, if you will.

In the moments that it takes for the perfect recipe to make its way from a piece of paper to a dish that first titillates the eye and later accosts the taste buds, creativity rules.

The more creative a good chef is, less the problem in giving away recipes. After all, it’s not in the recipe! 🙂
(at Madurai, India)

Would you agree with me when I say that getting to know a place through its food is perhaps the most intimate ways of discovery. Often times, the taste wafts through the air and the colours and arrangement of whats served on the table produce a pot of saliva, before you put the first morsel in your mouth.
But then, have you heard the sound of food? The sounds that go into the making of food? Those sounds make the food real in one way or the other. The dough getting kneaded and moulded. The crackle of the coal beneath the pan. The froth that bubbles. The ice that kicks the walls of the glass. The candle that seems intent on walloping the wicker.
If you travel to the South of India, there is one ubiquitous sound that will greet you, in the dead of the night. Outside bus stands and train stations. Roadside restaurants dishing out a fare that is called ‘Kothu Brota". Maida and oil kneaded together to make “Brota’ as its called. (That it has its origins in Paratha is a different story). Minced away with a vigorous working of triceps, biceps and every conceivable muscle of the hands as the metal spatula clangs against the hot iron pan in a frenzied quest of mincing it to the hilt with notable additions and flavours.

All above the watchful working of the coal beneath it.
It is yum. Of course, it is unhealthy. But most importantly, the clang of iron opens the doors of memory. When those doors open, all hell breaks loose.
The clang of metal and the crackle of coal as it warms the pan, tell quite a story. Listen in.

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A travesty?
No. Something stronger than that. Quick, am searching for a simple word that conveys with consummate ease. Could you help ne?

A word to hold the following thought string : “to travel all the way to a place and not indulge in what the place offers’. I have been thinking of it for a while.
Then comes this Belgian chocolate. The awesome friends we are with in Belgium, indulge my little miss with.
After tasting it, taking in a portion of it and rolling my eyes in sweet joy, I found the word.
SIN.

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Pumpkin Soup! The first time that the soup I ordered reminded me of Chemistry lessons and the laboratory.

All said and done, the soup was awesome and filling too. What better than exploring a culture through its food?
#amsterdam is inviting. To all kind of tastes. For the #foodies too. #Travel #Netherlands #Food #amsterdamcity #Soup

There are many religions in the world. The one that appeals to me is here! 🙂 You dont have many rituals. Nor any holy book. But if there was a God, he resided in a bean.
Today as we sat in a new cafe, our legs tired and eyes weary, someone from the next table leaned over, looked at my drink and said, ‘ah coffee’. That started a whole new conversation. A new connection in a far off land! #Travel #Coffee #amsterdam #amsterdamcity #Conversation #Stories #Traveller #EU #Netherlands #Food