Piles of white radishes and garnet-colored carrots, simply adorned with typical Indian flavors, are the simplest of Indian street food and offer a refreshing antidote for a humid summer day. But these basic treats are potentially the most hazardous, as vendors sometimes clean their wears with polluted water, which can cause catastrophic stomach upsets.
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Radishes and Carrots
Posted in India, Recipes, tagged carrot, India, radish, street food on January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Coffee in Pondy
Posted in India, Recipes, tagged coffee, India, Pondicherry, street food on December 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When my neighbor on the train from Kolkata to Chennai finally stopped snoring–20 hours into the rain-delayed journey–I wasn’t really in the mood to chat. But within minutes he caught my attention, “The south of India is different from the north,” he said. “We drink coffee down here.”
After traveling across Russia, Mongolia and China, where [...]
Thanksgiving in Kolkata
Posted in India, Recipes, tagged chicken, curry, India, Kolkata, Thanksgiving on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Even though we’re in India, and have been eating copious quantities and watching sport (cricket!) each day, we couldn’t let the fourth Thursday in November go by without doing more of the same.
So to thank our friends, Michael, Mina and Munu Anthony, who’d treated us to a week of deliciously home cooked meals, evenings out, [...]
Cooking Dumplings in Texas
Posted in Recipes, USA, tagged Asian Grandmothers Cooking blog, dumpling recipe, Monsoon Spice, Monthly Blog Patrolling, Recipe, street food, texas on June 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I didn’t expect that two weeks after leaving San Francisco I’d find myself making Chinese dumplings from scratch on the side of a Texan freeway.
Reading through my street food Google Alert, I was thrilled to discover that the theme of The Spice Cafe’s Monthly Blog Patrolling (MBP) was street food, hosted this month by Sia [...]
Home-made ‘Kraut
Posted in Recipes, San Francisco, tagged home-made, hot dog, Recipe, San Francisco, Sauerkraut on June 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Last week I moved from my little cottage in San Francisco, and for two weeks before the move, our cottage stunk of rotten, moldy towels. It would be easy to imagine that the stench was due to a damp towel forgotten in a dark corner of my bathroom during the in the craziness of moving [...]
Rondon Soup Postcard
Posted in Central America, Recipes, tagged costa rica, Fish Soup, nicaraguan, Recipe, Rondon, rondon soup, street food on May 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I was thrilled to receive a postcard from one of my closest friends who, after a few years of being a very successful lawyer, realized that suits and contracts weren’t for her. She quit a year ago, has been traveling round the world and currently lives near a beach in Costa Rica.
Kate and I bonded [...]
Tacos Al Pastor Recipe
Posted in Recipes, tagged Al Pastor, chilies, Recipe, Smoky Red Salsa, Tacos, Tacos Al Pastor, Tomatillo Sauce recipe, Vanilla Custard Recipe on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve spent the past week looking into al pastor recipes and noticed that there’s no typical recipe out there. Each has it’s own blend of ingredients and most are dumbed-down for the home cook by using pork chops or sliced pork loin marinated, cooked and chopped up rather than a large chunk of meat roasted. [...]
Creamy Crab over Fettuccine
Posted in Recipes, tagged Chronicle, crab, Dungeness Crab, Recipe on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since eating fresh Dungeness crab from Fisherman’s Wharf this weekend, I’ve been thinking of little of else—dreaming of wandering along the Embarcadero back to the crab and chowder stalls. But I haven’t had the time, so instead I dug out a favorite crab recipe of mine: Fresh Fettuccine with Creamy Crab Sauce.
While the author waxes [...]
