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Old February 2nd, 2009, 07:27 AM posted to rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.marketplace,rec.travel.misc
William Black
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"NY Traveler" wrote in message
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Are you a veggie fare fan at all? I love dosas, and tried it at various
places which I guess people would normally avoid. But I figured as long as
I drank bottled water, I should be okay, and I was.


My experience of India is that you use the places the respectable Indians
are using and you won't go far wrong. The street places vary hugely from
the lethal to the clean and excellent and I can't spot which is which, but
my wife, who is Indian, can spot a dud selling instant 'Bombay bum'
without any difficulty at all...

Dosa places tend to be reasonably clean because the dosa batter is fermented
and any contamination means it doesn't work properly.

But I have yet to work out how to eat a 'paper dosa' in an elegant manner...

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

  #22  
Old February 2nd, 2009, 07:47 AM posted to rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.marketplace,rec.travel.misc
grusl[_4_]
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Default Car and driver in Bangalore, India


"William Black" wrote in message
...

"NY Traveler" wrote in message
...

Are you a veggie fare fan at all? I love dosas, and tried it at various
places which I guess people would normally avoid. But I figured as long
as I drank bottled water, I should be okay, and I was.


My experience of India is that you use the places the respectable Indians
are using and you won't go far wrong. The street places vary hugely from
the lethal to the clean and excellent and I can't spot which is which,
but my wife, who is Indian, can spot a dud selling instant 'Bombay bum'
without any difficulty at all...

Dosa places tend to be reasonably clean because the dosa batter is
fermented and any contamination means it doesn't work properly.

But I have yet to work out how to eat a 'paper dosa' in an elegant
manner...


I am not vegetarian but India has some of the best veg. food I've ever
tasted. And, at least in South India, if you're in an unfamiliar city and
it's better to ask your driver to take you to a veg. restaurant. Asking him
to find a non-veg. place will often produce confusion and you could end up
anywhere, most likely a mutton gristle specialist. Living in the south makes
you realise how bad Punjabi food is.

In Bangalore at least I don't bother with bottled water. We have a filter at
home and we order filtered water from at least half-decent restaurants - no
problems so far. After 13 years in developing Asia I probably have some
interesting gut flora.

I like dosas but they're often huge and sometimes rather oily.

Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore



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Old February 2nd, 2009, 08:13 AM posted to rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.marketplace,rec.travel.misc
William Black
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Default Car and driver in Bangalore, India


"grusl" wrote in message
...

"William Black" wrote in message
...

"NY Traveler" wrote in message
...

Are you a veggie fare fan at all? I love dosas, and tried it at various
places which I guess people would normally avoid. But I figured as long
as I drank bottled water, I should be okay, and I was.


My experience of India is that you use the places the respectable Indians
are using and you won't go far wrong. The street places vary hugely from
the lethal to the clean and excellent and I can't spot which is which,
but my wife, who is Indian, can spot a dud selling instant 'Bombay bum'
without any difficulty at all...

Dosa places tend to be reasonably clean because the dosa batter is
fermented and any contamination means it doesn't work properly.

But I have yet to work out how to eat a 'paper dosa' in an elegant
manner...


I am not vegetarian but India has some of the best veg. food I've ever
tasted. And, at least in South India, if you're in an unfamiliar city and
it's better to ask your driver to take you to a veg. restaurant. Asking
him to find a non-veg. place will often produce confusion and you could
end up anywhere, most likely a mutton gristle specialist. Living in the
south makes you realise how bad Punjabi food is.


My experience is that a Muslim place is usually best for 'non veg' (If
there's no Parsee places around, now they are really good).

However a Hindu driver may show reluctance to show you one.

As you say, when in doubt veg food is always the best option in India.

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

  #24  
Old February 2nd, 2009, 10:57 AM posted to rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.marketplace,rec.travel.misc
grusl[_4_]
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Default Car and driver in Bangalore, India


"William Black" wrote in message
...

"grusl" wrote in message
...

"William Black" wrote in message
...

"NY Traveler" wrote in message
...

Are you a veggie fare fan at all? I love dosas, and tried it at various
places which I guess people would normally avoid. But I figured as long
as I drank bottled water, I should be okay, and I was.

My experience of India is that you use the places the respectable
Indians are using and you won't go far wrong. The street places vary
hugely from the lethal to the clean and excellent and I can't spot which
is which, but my wife, who is Indian, can spot a dud selling instant
'Bombay bum' without any difficulty at all...

Dosa places tend to be reasonably clean because the dosa batter is
fermented and any contamination means it doesn't work properly.

But I have yet to work out how to eat a 'paper dosa' in an elegant
manner...


I am not vegetarian but India has some of the best veg. food I've ever
tasted. And, at least in South India, if you're in an unfamiliar city and
it's better to ask your driver to take you to a veg. restaurant. Asking
him to find a non-veg. place will often produce confusion and you could
end up anywhere, most likely a mutton gristle specialist. Living in the
south makes you realise how bad Punjabi food is.


My experience is that a Muslim place is usually best for 'non veg' (If
there's no Parsee places around, now they are really good).

However a Hindu driver may show reluctance to show you one.

As you say, when in doubt veg food is always the best option in India.


The excellent Parsi place once near our house unfortunately moved to
Indiranagar, a trendy suburb, and I can't be arsed taking auto-rickshaws.
There's a review of its former location at
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/200...1601760400.htm

Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore



 




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