My World of Food and Travel

And so my holidays are over and I am back. I can’t believe how those two weeks ended; everything seems to have moved super fast. All I have right now are my memories, some of them photographed. Before I turn sentimental and weepy, let me share with you some of the food I had while in Assam. These are just a fragment of the food I gorged on during those two weeks. It was food, food and more food all the way, especially since we were visiting Assam during Bhogali Bihu , our harvest festival. I am sure we must have put on at least 10 kgs on this visit alone! But I don’t mind the weight considering the fact that we won’t be able to taste those dishes again for a long time, till our next visit. And now here comes a photo-chronicle of my food journey in Assam! The Bihu Thali Let’s start with what my eldest jethai (aunt) prepared for us on the morning of Bhogali Bihu. On the plate: xandoh (ground roasted rice of the sticky variety), sira (flattened rice), akhoi (puffed...

A very happy new year to all of you out there! I am sure 2013 will turn out to be amazing for us food and travel lovers. May we get to eat more and travel more - cheers to that! We brought in our new year with a dish that is close to all of us in the family – duck curry with ash gourd or white melon (or white gourd). Now, however much I curse Bangalore for its traffic jams, auto drivers and their faulty fare meters, the snail paced service sectors, crazy bikers riding on footpaths, et al, yet I am thankful to the city for having some of the things that I always missed in the other cities we lived in. We never came across vegetables like squash (known as chow chow here), ash gourd and pumpkin flowers in Delhi or Mumbai. These were food that I had while growing up and coming across them here pleased me to no end. Heck, even the fresh water fish like Rohu and Katla tastes better here than they do in Assam! Ash Gourd or White Melon, Courtesy: Google images Chopped ...