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mynxcat
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response 37 of 163:
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Jul 16 12:40 UTC 2003 |
no, the restaurant was shahenshah, or something like it.
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gull
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response 38 of 163:
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Jul 16 14:05 UTC 2003 |
I've noticed that Indian food from restaurants in Michigan doesn't seem
to be as spicy as I'd normally expect it to be. Maybe a concession to
Midwestern palates, which are used to blander food?
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edina
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response 39 of 163:
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Jul 16 14:34 UTC 2003 |
Well, that's quite depressing.
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janc
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response 40 of 163:
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Jul 16 15:04 UTC 2003 |
Probably Shehan Shah - which we happen to like a lot. But then, I'm not
really that fond of Indian food. It's OK. Nice to have once in a while.
I even cook some vaguely Indian dishes. But eating Indian food three days
running is more than I can stand. I much prefer Mexican, Chinese, Ethiopean
or most anything else. So I'm probably a poor judge of Indian food. We
only eat a few things at Shehan Shah - Dal Makne, Palak Paneer, and Chana
Masala (probably all misspelled). We hardly have to order anymore. We've
known the staff a long time.
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janc
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response 41 of 163:
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Jul 16 15:09 UTC 2003 |
Hmmm...I guess there are three restaurants where we go often enough so that
the staff are sure to recognize us, know our kids names, and our seating and
food preferences: Chia Chang, Shehan Shan, and Banditos. We probably go to
Seva as often, but it's not the kind of place where they remember you.
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dcat
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response 42 of 163:
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Jul 16 16:01 UTC 2003 |
I think it was Shalimar (the one on Main, anyway) where my father questioned
if 'lamb' was still the right word for the meat he'd received. . . .
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other
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response 43 of 163:
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Jul 16 16:51 UTC 2003 |
<chuckle>
"Mutton" will do.
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jaklumen
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response 44 of 163:
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Jul 16 22:56 UTC 2003 |
resp:38 I still find that funny. It reminds me of old discussions
here of Mexican food-- some people here really do like it milder. Me,
I love spicy stuff. Curries and chiles, oh my. Jalapenos, serranos--
it's the habaneros that give me problems. I really haven't been to a
restaurant yet where they served it too spicy.
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keesan
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response 45 of 163:
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Jul 16 23:27 UTC 2003 |
I visited a Pakistani family once for a few days and could not eat anything
they cooked because it all had hot peppers. They ended up feeding me nothing
but fried eggs and bread. Are there any areas of India where the food is not
all painful?
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jaklumen
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response 46 of 163:
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Jul 17 03:38 UTC 2003 |
rotflmao
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aruba
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response 47 of 163:
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Jul 17 10:27 UTC 2003 |
I went back to the Indian buffet on Maynard, and it was again very good, I
thought.
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polytarp
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response 48 of 163:
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Jul 17 10:59 UTC 2003 |
You thought. Until it came back :: THE OTHER DIRECTION!!! AHaha.
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mynxcat
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response 49 of 163:
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Jul 17 16:46 UTC 2003 |
There may be a few dishs that aren't spicy, but on the whole the food
is spicier than most. Food from the northern part of the country tends
to be less spicy than that from the south. But not bland enough for
some American palates (sp?)
As for Ethiopian, it amazes me at how similar it is to Indian food.
Fro the injera whih is basially a thicker, not as cooked dosa to the
lentil dishes to the meat fair, it's basically the same. Hell,
the "samboosa" is just a name-variant of the Indian samosa - it's
exactly the same.
Speaking of similar foods, it surprised me to order "sambusa" from a
chinese place in Manhattan, and be served with hot crisp samosas that
I had at home.
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keesan
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response 50 of 163:
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Jul 17 18:50 UTC 2003 |
Only half of the food at the local Ethiopian restaurant had hot peppers in
it - I could eat all the vegetables and the lentils. Other than bread and
salad and desserts, what other Indian foods don't have hot peppers?
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mynxcat
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response 51 of 163:
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Jul 17 19:47 UTC 2003 |
A lot of lentil preparations are made bland. Dishes from Kashmir tend
to be more sweet than hot.
You can make any dish with a lot less hot peppers than is
traditionally used, which a lot of Indian restaurants will do, and I
suspect the Ethiopians ones too. The amount of hot peppers used is
usually dependant on what the family is used to. Families up north use
a lot less than the southerners. My family for one use very little,
with our food bordering on bland
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keesan
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response 52 of 163:
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Jul 17 22:45 UTC 2003 |
Does anyone cook without any hot peppers at all?
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tod
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response 53 of 163:
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Jul 17 22:55 UTC 2003 |
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other
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response 54 of 163:
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Jul 18 00:23 UTC 2003 |
Sindi, if you actually derive pleasure out of eating what your dietary
restrictions leave available to you, I'll be amazed.
Frankly, the more variety in my diet, the more I enjoy living.
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jmsaul
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response 55 of 163:
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Jul 18 00:37 UTC 2003 |
Re #52: Swedes?
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keesan
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response 56 of 163:
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Jul 18 01:48 UTC 2003 |
Hot pepper hurts - how would I possibly enjoy it? (Re 54). I would hate to
have to eat what the average American eats.
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scott
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response 57 of 163:
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Jul 18 02:39 UTC 2003 |
Hot peppers hurt, but also end up getting the body to produce endorphins which
feel quite nice...
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jules
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response 58 of 163:
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Jul 18 02:40 UTC 2003 |
whats depressing is the fact that we can never again eat at la pinata.
i cry
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krj
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response 59 of 163:
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Jul 18 03:22 UTC 2003 |
I share Julie's pain, we miss La Pinata too.
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jmsaul
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response 60 of 163:
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Jul 18 03:47 UTC 2003 |
I don't share Sindi's pain, but then she's a statistical outlier.
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jaklumen
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response 61 of 163:
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Jul 18 04:11 UTC 2003 |
A friend explained to me that he had talked to... I think it was some
Mexicans at length. The hot peppers are added not so much for the
heat, but for the distinctive flavor. Indeed, the chiles (and other
spices for that matter) have varying flavors as well as heat.
I understand some cannot tolerate capsins well-- understandable, since
they are *supposed* to irritate mucuous membranes. They're used as
shark repellant behind boat rigs (island natives, I think) and rodent
repellant in bird sanctuaries. But I like the heat and the particular
flavor they provide.
Sindi is just a little more particular and unusual in not being able
to handle it-- well, if I remember right, Jim thinks peppercorns are
spicy.
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