International Cuisine - The Food Thread

[neel 257]

It is from India/pakistan/bangladesh

but mostly from pakistan.

[capriccioso 2,545]

That's probably why I haven't heard of it. I'm of South Indian/Sri Lankan heritage

[Fulham Broadway 16,858]

I used to really enjoy food -all sorts. I got involved with a charity supporting develoment foundations in sub -Saharan Africa.

Lack of clean water and starvation affects millions and kills around 50 000 a day in the World.

Dont mean to bring this thread down -but there is so much we take for granted

[neel 257]

yeah I understand. in general beef is not very much appreciated in India .

[capriccioso 2,545]

Why ????

Edit: was referring to FB's post.

yeah I understand. in general beef is not very much appreciated in India

I wouldn't know about that, I've only been to Sri Lanka once and India twice. And we're Catholic anyway, as I understand, religion has something to do with it in India.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

CHOULO19 I have never drank Arak but the preperation method seems to be similar to Absinthe, are they similar in any way?

Well they are both highly-alchoholic anis drinks, but Absinthe is traditionally prepared from a distillation of neutral alcohol, various herbs, and water while Arak is made from white grapes. I have never tried Abesinthe but I imagine the tastes differ due to the diference in the ingredients.

[Spike 12,049]

Well they are both highly-alchoholic anis drinks, but Absinthe is traditionally prepared from a distillation of neutral alcohol, various herbs, and water while Arak is made from white grapes. I have never tried Abesinthe but I imagine the tastes differ due to the diference in the ingredients.

I received a bottle of Absinthe for my 18th birthday, I'll be sure to tell you what it is like tomorrow when I finally crack it open. Perhaps then we can can comapare tastes?

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I received a bottle of Absinthe for my 18th birthday, I'll be sure to tell you what it is like tomorrow when I finally crack it open. Perhaps then we can can comapare tastes?

Sure

[Kieran. 6,317]

I received a bottle of Absinthe for my 18th birthday, I'll be sure to tell you what it is like tomorrow when I finally crack it open. Perhaps then we can can comapare tastes?

Tried to hallucinate with Absinthe I brought back from Italy. Didn't work, of course.

Didn't like the taste.

[Spike 12,049]

Tried to hallucinate with Absinthe I brought back from Italy. Didn't work, of course.

Didn't like the taste.

I've always known that it has no hallucinogenic properties. It makes a person hallucinate as much as beer. I've developed a bad habit of yelling at people who think it's hallucinogenic.

If you want to trips balls badly just drop some LSD.

[Kieran. 6,317]

I've always known that it has no hallucinogenic properties. It makes a person hallucinate as much as beer. I've developed a bad habit of yelling at people who think it's hallucinogenic.

If you want to trips balls badly just drop some LSD.

It's illegal in the USA; most of us have no extensive knowledge about it.

[Spike 12,049]

It's illegal in the USA; most of us have no extensive knowledge about it.

Really? I'm a bit shocked. Though I suppose the USA would have the worst (strictest) alcohol laws.

[Madmax 9,219]

Favourite street food for anyone from Mumbai has to be the vada pav -

We live on this stuff.

My favourite though is the lovely samosa!

Must. Not. Lick. Screen.

And we're Catholic anyway, as I understand, religion has something to do with it in India.

Cows are 'sacred' in Hinduism.

[Kieran. 6,317]

Vada Pav is delicious.

[capriccioso 2,545]

Unfortunately I can't eat street food so even when I do go to visit my extended family we've got to either home cook it or get that ready-to-eat stuff .

[Spike 12,049]

I drank Absinthe for the first time tonight. It was very overwhelming. The taste of aniseed dominated my senses, for those who haven't the faintest idea of what aniseed tastes like, imagine incredibly potent liquorice. I used the French preperation method; meaning that I poured ice cold water over a sugar cube into a shot of Absinthe, and in doing so the louche effect occurred. At 70% alcohol, I don't think I can stomach much more and I think I'm just going to crack open my keg of Heineken. Good old beer.

By the way, the louche efffect is when the oil of anise and water emulsify, creating a milky looking liquid.

[capriccioso 2,545]

I rarely enjoy drinking if the proof is greater than 45%. It's just not worth it when its starts going north of there.

[capriccioso 2,545]

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