12 February 2009

the hits

someone asked, what are the 5 foods from here, that i would miss the most after i leave.
it was tough, and the list kept changing, but id have to say, in no particular order (and stretching it to 10):


1. really good homestyle dal, besan, korma or kichdi, with millet roti and seasonal vegetables.
2. monsoon patra with thick, gingery, masala chai in very small cups.
3. west coast seafood. fish curry and butter crabs, neer dosa.
4. paneer rolls from ayubs or a bombay triple decker off the street.
5. toast and amul butter.
6. alfonso mangoes. any mangoes really, but those are the best.
7. how could i forget idli/sambar/coconut chutney? or a cheese toastie. lunchtime standards.
8. fresh coconut water. essential to long run days. plain soda any other time.
9. sweets triple tie between kaju katli, fresh ice cream, and sesame chocolates.
10. masala omlettes or egg bhurji.

really, any meal that is a shared effort, in or out, with good company and conversation is never a miss.

1 comment:

anupamsorabh said...

aah haan...i like this list , actually it covers so many parts of India ...i think , based on this list i can easily say that u should have tried some chettinadu and bengali machher jhol too , and definitely they would have been in ur top ten :-).