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V.Balasubramani
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[h=1]Samosa is one among the best delicious and mouth-watering Indian snack, made available everywhere, in running train, crowded bus-stands, busy Malls, etc[/h][h=1]The uniqueness of this snack is that it is besides being tasty and crisp is available for Rs.2/= per piece to Rs.20/= depending upon its quality and location.[/h][h=1]This boiled potatoes and peas stuffed triangular snack is available for same rate even if there is great demand for its ingredients.[/h][h=1][/h][h=1]The case for the samosa as national snack[/h]by Nasir Salam
[h=2]Khichdi is passé for sure. This country should instead try the triangular piece of sheer bliss[/h]There was a debate recently on what should be India’s national dish or item of food. Someone came up with the tasteless (pun intended) and absurd idea of khichdi. Really? This bland and colourless mishmash of rice and lentils as our national food? All it does is to remind you of your sick- bay days when you were advised by doctors and sadistic members of your family to consume it because it is “light” and “easily digested”.
On the one hand you are bed-ridden with no contact with the outside world and not much to look forward to for the day, and then comes khichdi. A watery mixture of overcooked cereals, the fun-sucking stuff that still tastes bland even after copious amounts of desi ghee and heaps of mango achaar. I vote a thunderous no! for khichdi.
But what could be India’s national food, it is easier to build a consensus on mango, which is India’s national fruit as the banyan could be India’s national tree for cultural and historical reasons. But one food item as a national emblem of India’s gastronomical delights? It is hard to pick one… from north India’s chhole bhature and kadai chicken to the south’s idli-dosa-sambar, or from the west’s dhokla and dal-bati to the east’s machher jhol and litti-chokha.
India’s cuisine is as varied and colourful as its people. Every few kilometres the food changes according to local customs and tastes, but what doesn’t change is the appealing texture and the mouth-watering taste. Whether you prefer saatvik food or you are a hardcore non-vegetarian, India’s cuisine provides a delicious option for everyone. We have at times modified exotic cuisines to our own taste… so the slightly boring and bland Chinese and Middle Eastern cuisine is spiced up with loads of masala, in road-side stalls in bazaars and posh restaurants alike.
But as a north Indian I am deeply biased and my vote is reserved for the samosa, a triangular piece of bliss! This deep-fried packet of potatoes and peas wrapped in kneaded dough is an absolute riot. As soon as you take a bite it melts in your mouth, with a combination of crispy dough and mushy mixture of potatoes and peas exploding in your mouth like fireworks.
Read more at: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/ope...-samosa-as-national-snack/article22384690.ece
[h=2]Khichdi is passé for sure. This country should instead try the triangular piece of sheer bliss[/h]There was a debate recently on what should be India’s national dish or item of food. Someone came up with the tasteless (pun intended) and absurd idea of khichdi. Really? This bland and colourless mishmash of rice and lentils as our national food? All it does is to remind you of your sick- bay days when you were advised by doctors and sadistic members of your family to consume it because it is “light” and “easily digested”.
On the one hand you are bed-ridden with no contact with the outside world and not much to look forward to for the day, and then comes khichdi. A watery mixture of overcooked cereals, the fun-sucking stuff that still tastes bland even after copious amounts of desi ghee and heaps of mango achaar. I vote a thunderous no! for khichdi.
But what could be India’s national food, it is easier to build a consensus on mango, which is India’s national fruit as the banyan could be India’s national tree for cultural and historical reasons. But one food item as a national emblem of India’s gastronomical delights? It is hard to pick one… from north India’s chhole bhature and kadai chicken to the south’s idli-dosa-sambar, or from the west’s dhokla and dal-bati to the east’s machher jhol and litti-chokha.
India’s cuisine is as varied and colourful as its people. Every few kilometres the food changes according to local customs and tastes, but what doesn’t change is the appealing texture and the mouth-watering taste. Whether you prefer saatvik food or you are a hardcore non-vegetarian, India’s cuisine provides a delicious option for everyone. We have at times modified exotic cuisines to our own taste… so the slightly boring and bland Chinese and Middle Eastern cuisine is spiced up with loads of masala, in road-side stalls in bazaars and posh restaurants alike.
But as a north Indian I am deeply biased and my vote is reserved for the samosa, a triangular piece of bliss! This deep-fried packet of potatoes and peas wrapped in kneaded dough is an absolute riot. As soon as you take a bite it melts in your mouth, with a combination of crispy dough and mushy mixture of potatoes and peas exploding in your mouth like fireworks.
Read more at: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/ope...-samosa-as-national-snack/article22384690.ece
