London is such a melting pot of different cultures and lifestyles that its quite easy to lose yourself in the pace of the city as well as the constant sea of people. Was there recently for a conference and found the most delightful Indian food I’ve ever tasted.
The thing about food is, no matter how much you get adapted to and begin to like different varieties, at the end of the day, you always hanker for food you’ve grown up with. So, we went on complete rampage around town and had perfect Gujarati, Punjabi as well as perfect south Indian food (one of my favourites – I can eat dosa everyday, something Rohit finds completely beyond comprehension).
Anyway, the surprise find was this place that served, what can only be called ‘Indo-Chinese’ food. You know how Chinese food in every country gets modified according to local tastes to the point that its no longer Chinese (bless multiculturalism). Now Chinese you have in India is NOT Chinese (well, mostly). So, imagine this feeling of total ecstasy we had on seeing ‘Gobi Manchurian’ on the menu. And Chow-mein with ‘Rai tadka’! Pure Heaven!
The thing about food is, no matter how much you get adapted to and begin to like different varieties, at the end of the day, you always hanker for food you’ve grown up with. So, we went on complete rampage around town and had perfect Gujarati, Punjabi as well as perfect south Indian food (one of my favourites – I can eat dosa everyday, something Rohit finds completely beyond comprehension).
Anyway, the surprise find was this place that served, what can only be called ‘Indo-Chinese’ food. You know how Chinese food in every country gets modified according to local tastes to the point that its no longer Chinese (bless multiculturalism). Now Chinese you have in India is NOT Chinese (well, mostly). So, imagine this feeling of total ecstasy we had on seeing ‘Gobi Manchurian’ on the menu. And Chow-mein with ‘Rai tadka’! Pure Heaven!
By the way, Rohit let slip recently (I think he was feeling nostalgic and rather overcome with emotion after our trip) that his childhood dream, from the earliest he can remember, was to have a wife who would cook fantastic meals for him on a daily basis. The man loves his food. So, while this dream has unfortunately not been realised, he did get a Mom-in -law who absolutely dotes on him and is also a fab cook. And I always tell him I've brought out the best in him by letting him explore his cooking skills so that he's now an accomplished cook himself....
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