Comments for Rude Food

Comment on Fire and ice on a platter by Tanuj

Tanuj — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:09:17 +0000

Vir,

If you ever visit Jaipur, there is an old restaurant names Niros which serves the best baked alaska i have ever had. One of the reasons Niros has it in its menu is because the menu hasnt changed much in the last 15 - 20 years since i have been going there.

Cheers,

Tanuj

P.S. Another speciality of Niros is its Palak Paneer.

Comment on A truly international dessert by meena

meena — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:43:51 +0000

Very well written..I love the way you trace history of food..glad someone os doing this job. Or else very soon we will lose the art of appreciating food….it will become a means of survival and nothing else.

Thanks

Comment on On a high by Srinivas Jain

Srinivas Jain — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:44:58 +0000

We had dinner at Siroccro yesterday, found is a very interesting place, while everyone would talk about excellent view and I definitely agree , I will stick to reviewing our dinner … according to me they served excellent food with some smooth live jazz band , being a vegetarian my options where limited, in a place like Bangkok , I was pleasantly surprised by a separate Vegetarian A la cart menu .. my friend who was a non vegetarian also had a good time , by the way it’s true , you need to book at least few days in advance to get a confirmed reservation, I had to email them in advance for my booking though Sheraton ( where we stayed ) , also I really did not find this very expense at 6000 bath for 2 drink , 2 starter and 2 main course ( did not have much appetite for dessert ) , I would say this is not that exorbitant as being made of .. In all I would say that if you are in Bangkok you should not miss out this place
Also good to know Indians are making such great progress even in Thailand, Thanks Mr. Vir Sanghvi for that Deepak Ohri Story , this restaurant is definitely one of my best till now .

Comment on It’s time we got the massage by Globals

Globals — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:01:47 +0000

all good things

Comment on All that you wanted to know about fried rice by Avik

Avik — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:50:19 +0000

Hi,
Thanks for an excellent article. Just one small niggle though; there is no province called Huaiyang in China. I guess what you meant was Huaiyang Cuisine (of which Yang Zhou fried rice is a part). Huai Yang is “The Cuisine” while Yang Zhou fried rice is a dish within that cusine. The term Huaiyang comes from a combination of Huai and Yangtze rivers.
But like I said earlier, thank you for an excellent article.

Comment on As silly as it is expensive by Harvinder Singh (Muna)

Harvinder Singh (Muna) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:26:39 +0000

I ate `this dish with the prime minister of Bongo Land and`enjoyed it.

Comment on As silly as it is expensive by Gaurav

Gaurav — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:25:35 +0000

it happens coz money can be found in people more often than good taste…. besides there are plenty of Russian oligarchs who would probably not eat anything less than edible gold…

Comment on Tasty Triangles by Deb

Deb — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:46:17 +0000

Whew! Never realised the humble samosa had such a history behinid it. I promise to treat it with greater respect from now on! Thank you, Vir.

Thirty years back, vegetarian samosas used to be the main item in our (occasional) special Sunday morning breakfasts, alternating with ‘matar kachoris’. The taste of the homemade ones still clings to my tongue. Don’t see many people making it at home these days, though.

Comment on Tasty Triangles by Partho

Partho — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:19:21 +0000

I wonder if the ‘Karanji’ of Maharashtra and Karnataka has its roots in the half-moon sambusak? The filling of the karanji is fairly standard - coconut, khoya, chironji seeds and sugar or gur. Even modaks come in the half-moon and the pyramid shape - and are either fried or steamed. I wonder if these are variations on the sambusak theme?

A word on the shingara of Kolkata - the winter kopir (cauliflower) shingara, is a fantastic dish! Its slowly disappearing - the tiny corner shops of North Calcutta may still have them, but not many in the South.

Comment on Wok it out by Jen

Jen — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:26:57 +0000

I am so tired of calling a Chinese food takeout line & constantly getting a rude woman on the phone. It doesn’t matter how many different places I try. It’s always the same uncivilized story. “WHA YOU WANT???!?” And then God-fobid you have a question about an item, you can sense the exasperated tone. Chinese takeout is definitely a rainy day guilty pleasure, but why can’t they adapt some American customer service?