On 25 Sep 2008 10:20:10 +0200, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ........ > i remember how difficult it used to be to find in delhi the principal > ingredient, winter melon / ash gourd (white petha in delhi hindi)[1]. it is > similarly hard to find it at indian stores here, since they're a) punjabi > and b) pakistani. so south / east indian ingredients are not kept. > > however, i was surprised and pleased to discover that this south indian > vegetable is incredibly common in chinese cooking, and easily available in > chinese / south east asian stores that keep fresh vegetables. it is dong-gua > in mandarin. > > ............... > > -r > > Rishab, Even now, it is difficult to find White / Ash gourd in (South) Delhi markets; it is the same with Ridge gourd (though it appears more often on Noida and Gurgaon vegetable carts). I wonder if the Chinese in Delhi have a favourite market they go for veggie shopping. hmmm.... --Anil > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Venkatesh Hariharan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:24:23 +0530 > Subject: Re: [silk] introduction... > > > > I am reminded of a USian friend of mine who spent a year on the hippie > > trail in India. I asked her what her thoughts were as she was about to > > leave. "I am surprised it works," she said. > > > > Reminds me of the story of the Frenchman who visited India. His parting > words were that before he came to India he did not believe in God, but only > God could keep this country together. > > And I think it was John Kenneth Galbriath who described India as a > "functioning anarchy." Pretty apt! > > Venky > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Abhijit Menon-Sen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:31:06 +0530 > Subject: Re: [silk] Food and Empire > At 2008-09-25 10:20:10 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > and banana flower, though i haven't tried to cook that myself yet. > > Speaking of which, we ate some Mochar ghonto at this restaurant in CR > Park (called "Babu Moshai") some time ago, and were quite disappointed. > I had high hopes, because I like it so much, and haven't had any for a > long time. Even their Alu posto was quite sad. > > -- ams > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: . <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:59:57 +0530 > Subject: Re: [silk] Food and Empire > On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 3:44 AM, Perry E. Metzger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > You mean, a-vile-able? > > > > http://www.indiaexpress.com/cooking//avial.html > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Venkat Mangudi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:54:41 +0530 > Subject: Re: [silk] URGENT: Dinner tonight at 8:30, not 7PM! > Deepa Mohan wrote: > >> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Amit Varma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> 2] Vinit told us about his fetish >>> >>> 3] Devdas confessed his fetish >>> >>> 4] Supriya told us about her fetish >>> >>> >>> >>> >> In view of the above, you should have written the sentence, "The >> photographs >> have been digitally altered, >> though, to make people look fat." to read, " to make people look fetish." >> >> Deepa. >> >> > Or just "to make people look fet"? > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Venkat Mangudi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:59:51 +0530 > Subject: Re: [silk] One witty guy in Bangalore.... > Deepa Mohan wrote: > >> >> http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm205/depontis/?action=view¤t=IMG_0153.jpg >> >> >> Let's trot out all those lengthiterminophobias... >> >> Deepa. >> > I know this is a bad idea, but am going to do it anyway... thinking, I > mean... > > venustraphobian = I am scared of relationships because they are venus > traps? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > silklist mailing list > [email protected] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/silklist > >
