Interesting Facts

Some interesting Facts:

Ø  Bajra (pearl millet) which is about Rs. 1/kg in India is $10/kg (660 rs) in the US.

Ø  The UN has declared 2013 as the international year of Quinoa

Ø  Tomato leaves contain cyanide, a harmful poison.

Ø  Frankie, a Bombay delicacy, came as an answer to Calcutta’s Nizami Rolls.

Ø  Foei Gras, a controversial dish, is a French delicacy made from Fattened Goose livers.

Ø  Eating bugs and insects are actually good for health.

Ø  Italy’s Margherita Pizza was originally meant to honor Italy’s flag: The basil for green, cheese for White and Pizza sauce for red.

HOW TO BECOME A BREAD TASTER !

HOW TO BECOME A BREAD TASTER

1> Buy some good quality bread (for heaven’s sake not the local ones)

2> slice it in half from the middle.

3> Pray  do not put any spread on it.

4> bring the bread near your nose

5> breath heavily on it.

6> This will bring up a strong aroma

7> Smell it, enjoy and assess the smell- Nutty, Fruity, Earthy, Citric.

8> Dive into the bread. Love it, finish it and get the taste.

15> Call yourself a bread taster!

Awkward Feelings

That Awkward Moment When…

1) You walk into an expensive European joint, of course 

unaware of the price. You find it too costly and ask the manager 

if we get Dosa here. When the manager says ‘no’, tell him you 

wanted dosa and walk out.

2) You go to a dinner party hosted by a rich couple. They offer 

you wine. Of course, all wines taste same to you, so you don’t have anything to say when they ask you how was the wine.

3) Cooking your first meal, giving it to your mom for tasting it, and

 you ask her how it is.

4) You want to cook an exotic gourmet meal that requires 

Tofu, 

that being too costly you

substitute it with Paneer, expecting the taste to remain the same.

5) You are explaining what Manchurian is to a Chinese guest 

(in China, they eat nothing of these sort).

6) Ask your local grocer if they have olives, and they give you a 

blank stare.

FOOD DAYS

FOODy DAYS

Hello! Independence day is just coming up and festivities are in the air. There are kites everywhere and The enthusiasm and the anticipation for D-day has begun.

That leads me to a question.

If we have Doctor’s day, Children’s day, Martyr’s day, why cant we have names of days based on food?

Ya why not?

Food is as important as the heroes upon which these special days have been named. Isn't it? So if we can find out the history of food dishes, and assign a day to each food, wouldn't it be so good. And on that particular day, all canteens and cafeterias across the world would serve the dish assigned to it.

Like how about Panini Day, or pizza Day, or Biryani Day or Crepe day, or even coffee day? Imagine the popularity the pizza day would get. Foodies would flood all pizza joints, as patriots flog the red fort on Independence day. 

And of course how could we forget our Aloo Sabzi day?