On 31-Mar-11 11:58 AM, Ashwin Kumar wrote: > It is possibly true. I go for chili oil when its pizza or pepper > when its pasta :( > > > I did this at a "French" restaurant in Singapore, and got a visit from > the chef.
I had the opposite experience at a Japanese restaurant in the Maldives. It had japanese cooks and made a great show of authenticity. However, a rice dish had what seemed to be a fistful of finely chopped green chili in it - too much to eat even for a chilihead. This was mystifying, as it it did not correspond to my knowledge of Japanese food. The chef then dropped by our table, and casually mentioned that he noticed that we were Indian, and therefore had put in lots of extra chili into the dish as a means of making us feel at home. Er...thanks, but don't do me any more favours. Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
