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Food Factor

21 Personal Favorite Foods That You'll Never See On Any Restaurant Menu:

1. Sautéed Guadalupe Fur Seal grilled to perfection in a Musk-Ox Oil

2. Boneless Marinated Numbfish simmered in an Endospore Swill

3. Stir-Fried Screech Owl

4. Steamed Mud Eel Wedges wrapped in Untanned Rawhide

5. Caramelized Neck of Whooping Crane

6. Barbecued Pygmy Hippo Riblets

7. Breaded Filet-o-Bottle-Nosed Dolphin seasoned in a Salt Marsh Brine Broth

8. Batter-Dipped Segmented Earthworms

9. Char-Grilled Pandaburger with a side order of Cartilage Chips and Pond Scum Slaw

10. Crispy Bollweevil Skins served with a liquefied Elm Bark Beetle Dipping Sauce

11.Smoked Tenderloin Mule Shank in a tangy Cactus Gravy

12. Boiled Camel Hump... a la mode

13. Stewed Dorsal Fin garnished with Shedded Scales

14. Minced Otter Pelt over a bed of mashed, fleshy Tuberous Root

15. Glazed Walrus Blubber Loaf

16. Kentucky Fried Pigeon

17. Creamed Gastropod Surprise

18. Poached Bald Eaglet Yoke-Sac sprinkled with Ragwort and topped with a zesty Duckweed Dressing

19. Extra-Chewy Tadpole Taffy

20. Prairie Dog-kabob

21. Fermented Chum Shake

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Troubled Tummy

As Nana Patekar had said, "Head ek, usme bhi headache." Only in this case the pain does not remain localized to your cranial region but makes its presence felt acutely all over the body. Blame it on the weather, the water, the fact remainsd that if you have an upset tummy you are in for some rough time.

Especially if you happen to be a preference for foodlike me. Your mouth waters at the sight of awesome culinary creations but your tummy sends you a dire warning: "No admittance, period." Simple as it may sound this message serves to increase your pangs of hunger and frustration all the more; and the synapses and nerve endings transmit the same to the central command, resulting in even more pain, dissatisfaction and irritation. And the most startling thing is that you are undergoing these intense mental contemplations while making repeated trps to lighten your load, though God only knows what's left i there to download.

Help me with my cooking!

Cooking is a real headache when you are living alone. Especially when you do not have any prior culinary experience. After I moved out of my parents’ place for my job, I was feeling all happy and peppy to be on my own. I was going to set up my own space, decorate it, have some flowerpots, and buy curtains and blah blah blah (You see, I cannot help my girly instincts). However, when I actually went into core of the matter, reality dawned on me ultimately. Everything is meaningless in front of stomach-story.

My mummy had to face a dilemma everyday, ‘What should I cook today?’ (She is a wonderful cook by the way). It was a million dollar question for her. And I used to wonder if that was a problem at all. You have potatoes, tomatoes, peas, cabbages and nearly all the possible varieties of vegetables and food items in your kitchen and still you are confused? I can understand her quandary now. Cooking is an art no doubt. But after a point, you really have to scratch your head for ideas (at least for cooks like me).

You cannot have aloo and eggs for days on. Nor can you afford to order food from outside for long. Things are worse when you are down with only jeera and haldi as staple spices (if you are generous enough to call them spice). For my roomies, and me life has become an ensemble of potatoes and potatoes only. Nevertheless, we are determined to overcome this hitch no matter what, because the old saying goes the best way to reach a man’s heart is through his stomach (though it is hardly valid any more). Half of the time I now spend thinking how to improve my cooking along with my writing. 

 

Soup Nazi Online!

The Real Soup Nazi is going to be selling his soups online : Read , ain't Seinfeld the best

Indians Love to Eat

If you open an restaurant in Delhi or any other city the chances of raking in profits are really high because Indians love to eat . The food business is a serious business you can really cash in on it. The link is an interesting article in the Times on how Indians love to eat out these days.

Chaat !

Chaat: words cannot express how much i miss this one thing, it seems Americans are also getting a taste of it as it found its way on nytimes in this article . Even though this place has been there for a while in NYC, i guess its getting more popular and if i am not mistaken i have been here on one of my trips to NYC. Sadly, Seattle remains a Chaat-less city.

Whippits!!

You Just Haveta Try'em !!!

Turkey and Seinfeld

Its been 11 days since i posted on the blog, long gap due to certain circumstances, but i am back and writing with renewed confidence in my writing ability due to my english midterm. I write to you today-the day of giving thanks or as i like to call it the day of the turkey (gobble gobble gobble).

Finally, after 2 1/2 years in America, i had the traditional turkey dinner hoopla and it was D-elicious. I can already feel the tryptophan (http://home.howstuffworks.com/question519.html) kicking in. First of all, I want to thank Alex's mom for that amazing dinner and for giving this poor indian kid a home-cooked meal after a long time, wasn't tandoori chicken but close enough. Comparing this to Indian holidays--obviously there are differences and also certain commonalities. However, holidays here are fixed--people mostly do the same exact thing year after year and so on. When you compare this to India, say diwali--first of all --the date changes each year ! therefore, plans are always different each year...ofcourse the whole routine stays the same but still it keeps you on your toes...You never know what you'll get each year. I say this from my own experience..even though sadly i haven't celebrated diwali or anything else in 2 years. But, it always seemed like something new each year. Well, diwali does mean out with the old and in with the new.

Well getting back to thanksgiving---it was really fascinating sitting down for turkey dinner with a regular American family. And surprisingly, it felt like home--the whole experience was just like another special dinner at home---quiet, nice and warm. 
The Turkey Dinner:
-12 pound Deep Fried Turkey
- Masher potatoes with garlic 'n herb seasoning
- String Bean casserole
- Stuffing made with bread, mushrooms, onions etc.
- Dressing (not sure what it was made out of--but really tasty)
-Pumpkin Pie (Surprisingly tasty)
-Apple pie and Ice cream

After eating all this..i honestly could not walk.

This whole week i have been watching Seinfeld (For those who don't know about the show, it was the highest rated sitcom on TV during the last decade, started in 1989-90 uptil 1998, it has been called one of the best shows in Television history and personally its one damn funny show).
All the seasons and all the episodes... starting backwards with the last season and right now i am at Season 3. I have watched all the seasons before, but they i find them funnier everytime i see them again. Some people don't really like Seinfeld--i mean hate it...because they don't like the characters...but hey give it a shot --watch it episode and season-wise if you  can and believe me you'll understand it better and it's going to be really funny.

All the characters are not supposed to be 'nice' people but basically somewhat normal people just in different situations and the fact that they are funny makes it better. Seinfeld got off the air in 1998 and it is still on TV nearly 4 times a day in syndication. Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David continue to make money, they have earned upto $300million after the show got off the air and they continue to cash in from the show which is going to be timeless. Well i am off to watch it right now.

George: Why don't they keep salsa on the table like everything else? Salsa is now the no. 1 condiment in America!

Jerry: You know why that is , because people love saying 'Salsa' all the time !

Serenity Now!