Passing through... We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves--Pico Iyer---Passing through from Europe to Africa to Asia to Oceania etc.& back again! 9 mos. of dreaming and exploring!

Food- who's coming over?

CANADA | Saturday, 14 June 2014 | Views [1415]

Indian vegetarian food:
1. Chaat shops- gulab jamun
2. Mirchi kachori
3. Papdi chat
4. Chaat wallah making pani puri--puffed pastry
5. Pani puri
6. Bhel puri*
7. Dahi batata puri
8. Fried rice chaat
9. Samosas
10. Cooked samosas-mirchi vadas & kachoris
11. Samosa innards-aloo, mattar, jeera
12. Papad basket
13. Masala papad
14. Mirchi vada-chili in Jaipur
15. Kachori
16. Masala toast
17. Pakoras
18. Vada pav- potato cake
19. Ragda pattice
20. Vada in sambar
21. Masala dosa-crispy crepe
22. Parathas-like quesadillas
23. Pav bhaji-portugese white roll with mmmmm ingredients

***salty lassi!!
Papad
Mango chutney
Coconut flakes
Dosa
Samosa

Ice coffee viet
Jaipur lassi
Chicken biryani Alleppey
Elas? In kochi!!

Malaysian food:
Samba soto
Samba udang
Samba soto nasi lema
Puchu ubi masa lema
Ayam paprik
Curry ajam
Asam pedas
Cendul
Restaurant: kedai makan rindu klasik

Restaurant: kedai makan rindu klasik

Vietnamese dishes
1. Banh cuon
2. Pho
3. Bun cha
4. Goi cuon (spring rolls)
5. Banh mi
6. Ca kho to (caramelized fish in clay pot)
7. Banh xeo (boon say-oh)
8. Canh (Vietnamese soups)---sour soups= canh chua
9. Banh cam/banh ran
10. Banh chung/banh tet
11. Goi-Vietnamese salads
12. Chao
13. Com tam (broken rice)
14. Rau muong-water spinach
15. Cha ca Hanoi
16. Che-sweet pudding,desert soup
17. Cao lau-special Hanoi dish
18. Hot vit Lon-fetal duck eggs
19. Ca phe-coffee!
20. Nuoc Cham -**dipping sauce

Sautéed wanton with sweet and sour sauce

Favorite foods & good for me:

Australia-salads, Marion's Jamie Oliver book, fruits & veggies, eating less
Thailand- Tom yum soup, spicy prawn soup, rice stir fries, fresh juices
Malaysia- seafood, kale
Vietnam - pho ga--with lime, garlic/vinegar sauce, soy, chili sauce, spring onions & other greens, chilli peppers, rice paper rolls with seafood & veggies, rice cakes with leczo on top, more Hoi an specialties, salad with papaya & peanuts etc (?sauce). Fish with lemongrass & ginger. Seafood sautéed with veggies. Fresh spring rolls. Fresh juices
Dish we had in Hanoi- nem (spring rolls), kotlet mielony beef lets, salad & greens (mint, basil), cold noodles, chili, soup broth
Julia & Bart's restaurant the architect--spinach & garlic, tofu dish, chicken/pork dishes, ...
The French one- lavender prosecco, swordfish , foie gras

Barca - tapas!