Food Good!

These are Indian green beans. 

They looks the same as American green beans, they tastes the same as an American green beans but do you see any difference? Correct. They are longer. 

I asked what they call such a long bean and the lady told me, “Long Bean.”

What’s this, then?

It’s the baby version of this. 

Most Indian bananas run a little on the dinky side but they make up for it in real banana flavor. (Note the underline and italics.)

An Indian banana tastes more like a banana than any banana I’ve ever tasted. To be fair to Chiquita, they grow here. So they’re not picked green and made to ripen on a four-thousand mile truck ride. 

Indians tend to like spicy food so if your stomach doesn’t, just ask, “Is this spicy?” If they say, “Not a bit spicy.” then it’s a bit spicy. If they say, “Not very spicy.” – it’s very spicy. And if they say, “Yes, it is spicy.” Well, you get the idea.

In America, we have a cultured milk product called “yoghurt”. In India, we have “curd”. Same kind of thing but three, maybe four times better. At least in the rural areas it is. That’s probably due to the fact that the milk was still in the cow a few hours earlier. (You can find curd in Indian restaurants where it’s only twice as good.)  

If you get homesick for good ‘ol, good ‘ol meat and potatoes, (and I know I do) look for the word “aloo” on the menu. That’s potatoes. And they’re all pretty good. I’ve had mashed aloo that was every bit as tasty as the ones you had last Thanksgiving. I couldn’t tell the difference between a McDonald’s french fry in Delhi from one in Denver. Meat is another story.

If you like cheeseburgers, there are quite a few places I’d recommend but none of them are in India because most Indians don’t eat beef. (Only about three hundred million do and very few of those have been to Johnny Rocket’s.)

Okay, that’s enough about food for now.

Oh, PS (Happy Groundhog’s Day! (Hmm…ground hog. Mmmm….)