I was tagged by Marc of Mental Masala
I actually had to think very hard about my top 10.
(Alas, no photos)
My favourite foods:
1. A pot of freshly brewed (and not boiled as most people tend to do in north india) Darjeeling tea, with just a dash of milk and 1 tsp sugar. Ah! I can have it any number of time and at any time, but must have first thing every morning. Although my cooking skills (whatever little i have learnt and so late in life) are sketchy, I remember learning to brew my first cup / pot when I was
four years old.
2. Two crispy toasts. Not soft, not hard. But toasted to a golden brown. Sans butter. Dip into tea and eat. Savor! My staple breakfast with 1 cup of freshly brewed cha. I make do with whatever bread is available around my place of residence, but still have fond memories of the Soft american bread with rye on crust that i had at my aunts in NY, when i visited her for a month in 1984!
3. Rui macher phulcopi diye jhol: Rohu / carp gravy with cauliflowers. Easy to make and always tasty. How I dreamt about it, while eating all the salmons, halibut, haddocks and soles while I was in Paris.
4. Soupe de Poisson : Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.The proper one is ofcourse where your soup bowl is sealed with a thick layer of cheese. And you break through it with your soup spoon to the delicious steaming hot soup below!
5. Prawn in coconut milk gravy: Derived from the Portuguese from the time when they landed in India / Bengal.
6. Fish Moilie (also called Meen Moilie): South India fish curry in coconut milk and quite distinct from the prawn in coconut milk gravy of bengal.
7. Mutton Curry: Made from the tender meat of a young goat. Young goat. And not Lamb. I prefer to have it a sunday, for lunch. And follow it up like a true blue bengali, by a good siesta!
8. Creme Brulee: Again, from my days in Paris. Cafe Le Royale Jussieu in the 5th Arrondissemnet. A step by step detailed recipe of it is given here. Don't forget to read the comments this post attracted (Just for laughs)!
9. Beignet: Puts every make and flavour of donuts to shame. Really.
10. Apple Upside Down cake: My sister's recipe. Which I thought was an apple strudel and it reminded me of the Sound of Music...odd combination that...but darn good cake, that.
Harder is to find food bloggers to tag. Since I am timid, in all matters related to cooking, I have only Sailu to Tag.
I would also like to tag non-food bloggers. Am I then, disqualified? I hope not.
So, hey there Rezwan, you are hereby memed / tagged.
That' still just two. (Sorry).
Monday, February 13, 2006
You are what you eat meme
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4 comments:
Thanks for tagging me,Sukanya.I had already done this meme in Dec and here's the link to that Meme.
See what I meant when I said the hard part was finding food bloggers to tag!!
Just completed my meme post. Please ckh it out. Thnx.
That was fast! (my response took weeks) And interesting! I enjoy reading about favorite foods around the world. Thanks for your contribution.
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