In Amitav Ghosh’s novel “Shadow Lines“, Tridib, the uncle of the narrator asks his nephew:
“Did you notice that Ila’s house had a sloping roof?” Read the rest of this entry »
Posts Tagged ‘France’
An ode to the Humble Omelette.
In Culture, Food, World Cuisine on January 13, 2013 at 10:51 am
As far as I can remember, I have loved eggs. I can have it at any time of the day and when the rest of the food on my plate looks unappetising and bland, an omelette is all I need to cheer me up and feel good again. Hardly a surprise that this was the first thing I learnt how to cook as a teenager. Read the rest of this entry »
It is Owl!
In Culture, Language, Travel on August 8, 2012 at 10:09 pm
“Sky, My husband!” is the name of a book a friend recently gave me. It is a book of french expressions translated into English: literally and then more correctly. The literal translation of course is much more fun, as the name of the book itself goes to show. Read the rest of this entry »
An apple in any other form….
In Drinks, Europe, France, World Cuisine on April 14, 2012 at 11:14 pm
Apple fruit (Photo credit: @Doug88888)
…..can it still keep the doctor away?
Ding, Dong, Bell!
In Europe, France, Places, Travel on April 3, 2012 at 9:17 pm
The clock on the Notre Dame Church at Dijon, France.
Question of the day: How long did it take for the bell-ringer of the Notre Dame Church in Dijon to have a family?
Answer: 500 years! Read the rest of this entry »
Spellbound in Amiens
In Culture, Europe, France, Places, Travel on March 17, 2012 at 12:31 am
Amiens, a city in Northern France, on the Somme river.
Amiens. Most tourists visiting France don’t think of going to Amiens. Even if it is an hour and a half by train from Paris. Hell, people living in France don’t think of going to Amiens. I have no idea why we did. Not for very long though. We were there for a day on our way to somewhere else. Read the rest of this entry »
Say Cheese!
In Europe, Food, France, World Cuisine on March 4, 2012 at 6:32 pm
The display at our local cheese shop. The picture shows one-fourth of what they have on offer.
My friends think that since I am in France, my evenings are spent having wine and cheese. The French think I am awfully cool to have adapted to French cheese. I don’t understand either. I have cheese once in a while, mostly during holidays with my in-laws and frankly, coming from India, getting used to a bit of milk was hardly my biggest problem. Read the rest of this entry »
Chai, garam chai!
In Culture, Drinks, India, Random, Travel on February 21, 2012 at 8:44 pm
I had to write my first post in the cuisine or food &drink section on Chai. After all, I named my blog after this humble drink.
“Would you like to have some chai?”
“Do you know how to make chai?”
Confronted with questions like this from non-Indians, I did not initially understand what to make of it. Read the rest of this entry »
Train-Train!
In Random, Transport, Travel on February 11, 2012 at 4:47 pm
I happened to be travelling with some French friends on a train not so long ago. Once into the train and settled, it evoked a sigh from my friend seated next to me. “I love train journeys”, she said. Read the rest of this entry »
Ek Garam Chai 