My dear VM, Does one have to, really wait untill teeth peep out to relish things delectable?
I thought the taste buds amply flowered with Mamma's milk. Good to get this cleared up before Santosh pounces upon you for belittling nature's munificience or J.C., who, I understand, presumes to know a little about tiny tots, comes up with something else.... Alfred > Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:06:50 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Mums the Kitchen > > VM <[email protected]> wrote the following about the 'd-bate' going on > between FN and Rajan: > > [1] 'Sharada' restaurant which I frequent - just behind Fulancho > Khuris - .... serves a perfectly indistinguishable 'hooman' from > the version I have relished since the time I grew teeth > > [2] But more importantly, the caste label has always been irrelevant > when it comes to food. > > [3] Do we talk about the caste of the baker who gives us our daily bread, > > [4] (or) the vendor who will give us the fish we relish? > > [5] Is my Tamso going to be weighted by Rajan Parrikar's judgement of > righteousness? > > > COMMENT: > > Ah ....the good young VM ......again! > > My comments follow. > > Preface: I believe that FN's recent displayed hypersensitivity is a > result of a bhelpuri (best made by a bhaiyya and not some bamon) of > the following: (a) FN's famed Devil's Advocacy aka Pin Maraoing (2) > Lack of Tax-Free entertainment (3) Non-knowledge of many matters (4) > Attempt to settle scores with his 'outer' i.e. Rajan Parrikar and (5) > Intense pruritus and attempt to divert attention from the criticism of > his Mugabesque holding on to "administrador's kodel" from whenever. > > I support Rajan's view that "caste" affects the style of cooking. Why > "caste", even religion affects the tastiness (or not) of food. Only > those individuals who have not shared meals at the homes of > individuals of 'different castes' (read ....esp poor people) will > spout the nonsense that FN and VM have spouted on this topic. > > I will say this: If you want spicy fare (or a Bajri chi bhakar in the > 'Ghat areas') please do not eat at the house of a 'Brahman". Also, > take the time to review WHY the cooking (spice selection & method of > preparation) of the Indians who settled in the easterly islands of the > Caribbean (i.e. the East Indians) is different from curry cooked by > other desis. If I may remind VM and FN, it is the availability of time > and access (or not) to external influences which has affected the > cooking of the various "castes". > > That having been said, VM might benefit from reading what Rajan's > original "gaudo" post had stated. > > And yes, VM ..... even a 5 grader would know that Taste does not > depend on the Vendor of the Tamuso or Gobro, but on the Chef. (Mixing > apples and Oranges ....again?) who prepares it. > > Now, if you wanted that same fish to be really rucchit, I'd hardly > take it to a "Bamon" or "Pseudo Bamon" Bawarchi or from anyone from > the Tiswadi area (with all those boring Lusitanian influences on the > cooking in the islands). I'd head straight to Salcete or Malvan. If I > am stuck for time, I'd ask somebody from Madhavashram to whip up > something for me. > > Have a good morning. For me, like the Dunkin Donuts man, it is time > now to head to the bakery. > > jc > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Protect Goa's natural beauty > > Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve > > Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
