India's Poor Urged to 'Eat Rats'

[Peikko 1,575]

Well, something about it has to be expensive. Maybe the gold leaf?

I have had some fab dal dishes.

Did anyone read Life of Pi? That is a bizarre story and I am not sure if I really liked it. (Confirmed tangent!)

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

My parents used to make me eat dal as a kid so now I hate it. I won't touch it.

[Peikko 1,575]

Ah, well my parents made me eat...

Actually, there is only one thing I really refuse to eat and that's tripe. Tripe and onions, my dad loved it. Gruesome!

[Imua 0]

All I can say is that Devon Ave here in Chicago boasts an Indian, Pakistani, and Afghani community nicely integrated. Food options abound and as far as I know there is very little tension spilt over from the home territories' old conflicts.

Yeap that's how it is in NJ too.

I still haven't been to any indian restaurants in NJ outside of that Raagini place on Route 22 (the dinner menu is extremely pricey) and a small place off one of the main avenues in Manhattan.

Indian/Pakistani food is the equivalent of Mexican food in the UK. There are restaurants all over the place.

I like Mexican BTW... but it just doesn't do it for me the way a good curry could.

The best place for Indian food in the tristate area IMHO is Jackson Heights, Queens - in a small area you've got South Indian, Punjabi, Afghani, Nepali. I go there just about every weekend. If you like South Indian then come to my 'hood(Flushing) - near the Ganesh temple there are at least 4 places serving dosas, etc. - I love it but as a good Nepali(by marriage) I need rice once in a while.

[HAL 9000 96]

Ah, well my parents made me eat...

Actually, there is only one thing I really refuse to eat and that's tripe. Tripe and onions, my dad loved it. Gruesome!

Depends how its made... some recipes cook the tripe so much it takes the consistency of soft, velvety meat.

[Imua 0]

My parents used to make me eat dal as a kid so now I hate it. I won't touch it.

no dal bhat tarkaari????

You wouldn't like my MIL's cooking then....

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

All I can say is that Devon Ave here in Chicago boasts an Indian, Pakistani, and Afghani community nicely integrated. Food options abound and as far as I know there is very little tension spilt over from the home territories' old conflicts.

Yeap that's how it is in NJ too.

I still haven't been to any indian restaurants in NJ outside of that Raagini place on Route 22 (the dinner menu is extremely pricey) and a small place off one of the main avenues in Manhattan.

Indian/Pakistani food is the equivalent of Mexican food in the UK. There are restaurants all over the place.

I like Mexican BTW... but it just doesn't do it for me the way a good curry could.

The best place for Indian food in the tristate area IMHO is Jackson Heights, Queens - in a small area you've got South Indian, Punjabi, Afghani, Nepali. I go there just about every weekend. If you like South Indian then come to my 'hood(Flushing) - near the Ganesh temple there are at least 4 places serving dosas, etc. - I love it but as a good Nepali(by marriage) I need rice once in a while.

I'd go up there more but getting there from central jersey is such a PIA.

[Peikko 1,575]

I'll take your word for it. Actually, I am not sure I could eat whole scorpions on a stick either. If I had to eat insects, I would prefer it if they were disguised in some way so that I couldn't make out what they had been originally

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

My parents used to make me eat dal as a kid so now I hate it. I won't touch it.

no dal bhat tarkaari????

You wouldn't like my MIL's cooking then....

That's my parents staple. I don't touch it anymore.

[Imua 0]

Well, something about it has to be expensive. Maybe the gold leaf?

I have had some fab dal dishes.

Did anyone read Life of Pi? That is a bizarre story and I am not sure if I really liked it. (Confirmed tangent!)

Maybe because here often fresh veg has to be shipped from far away - in India/Nepal most everything is locally grown.

[Imua 0]

My parents used to make me eat dal as a kid so now I hate it. I won't touch it.

no dal bhat tarkaari????

You wouldn't like my MIL's cooking then....

That's my parents staple. I don't touch it anymore.

Even if it's cooked according to the recipe in The Nepal Cookbook which calls for something like 6 tablespoons of ghee? I made it for my parents last Xmas and it was goooood... but then I imagine rats would taste good cooked in 6 tablespoons of ghee.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

And Nutria in the USA!

In some parts of rural USA, squirrel has long been a "staple" (source: Zell Miller)

[Imua 0]

All I can say is that Devon Ave here in Chicago boasts an Indian, Pakistani, and Afghani community nicely integrated. Food options abound and as far as I know there is very little tension spilt over from the home territories' old conflicts.

Yeap that's how it is in NJ too.

I still haven't been to any indian restaurants in NJ outside of that Raagini place on Route 22 (the dinner menu is extremely pricey) and a small place off one of the main avenues in Manhattan.

Indian/Pakistani food is the equivalent of Mexican food in the UK. There are restaurants all over the place.

I like Mexican BTW... but it just doesn't do it for me the way a good curry could.

The best place for Indian food in the tristate area IMHO is Jackson Heights, Queens - in a small area you've got South Indian, Punjabi, Afghani, Nepali. I go there just about every weekend. If you like South Indian then come to my 'hood(Flushing) - near the Ganesh temple there are at least 4 places serving dosas, etc. - I love it but as a good Nepali(by marriage) I need rice once in a while.

I'd go up there more but getting there from central jersey is such a PIA.

Yeah, like getting to NJ from Flushing is a PIA... I keep meaning to check out Edison, Iselin, etc. but too busy...

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

My parents used to make me eat dal as a kid so now I hate it. I won't touch it.

no dal bhat tarkaari????

You wouldn't like my MIL's cooking then....

That's my parents staple. I don't touch it anymore.

Even if it's cooked according to the recipe in The Nepal Cookbook which calls for something like 6 tablespoons of ghee? I made it for my parents last Xmas and it was goooood... but then I imagine rats would taste good cooked in 6 tablespoons of ghee.

I don't need a third chin.

Yeah, like getting to NJ from Flushing is a PIA... I keep meaning to check out Edison, Iselin, etc. but too busy...

Not to mention it's a PIA, I know what you mean.

NYC is like a freaking physical barrier that keeps me from anything beyond it!

In the olden days we had mountain ranges, today we have New York.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I'm sorry - I'm not going to any restaurant in a place called "Flushing"