Food and its allies.

Humour me - What keeps our engine running? What did you say? - Food, oh you are so predictable *blushes* - Kidding, you are wrong! Firstly it is water and then food, but we will talk about food, although I am a big fan of water as well. Having talked enough about 3 water Goddesses in the previous post, I decided to give that a rest. I will just talk about my personal struggles and victories, it is a lot of content to cover - well not really. I am just goofing around today reminiscing about some good old times I have had with some of the food buddies. So I thought let's put this love and nostalgia in words. First things first, what I am going to write now deserves it's very own paragraph - Food and its allies - by allies I most definitely mean our excreta. Imagine how sad you become when you don't have a good bowel movement in your designated times. Crazy how even the most disorganized people have a shit routine (get it? it was a pun, sure you did.) So yeah food and its allies are responsible for the functioning of your motor which by the way is not very environment-friendly when alive. It makes many of us immensely happy. Circling back to food - personally I like all kinds, no matter their classifications (humans are too fond of classifying themselves and not themselves.) I will attach some highly edited pictures of such general food I have had, they are not very special like the ones food bloggers post, isn't that the purpose of many social media sites anyway - posting some pictures of foods. Stop that bandwagon - let me hop in - Hiyyaa! In conclusion, I have food, I like food and here are some pictures. Someone told me since I eat a lot of food, I should review food - so here are some of my reviews, in the order of my train of thought. 1. Pizza - Goooood (Joey impression) Hold on, not all pizzas though. I am obviously a fan of Domino's cheese burst, not on board with their other varieties. Oh before I forget, very recently on Valentine's day I had ordered a Pizza through their app and you wouldn't believe the love they showed. They figured, "single cheese-burst on this day? We will make it extra special." Delivery was made within 20 mins I think. It was all sorts of gooey, cheesy, melty- ah, what a night! The icing on the pizza crust were extra oregano and chilli flakes packs. There were so many that I was returning them to the delivery agent and even he had such grace that he wouldn't take them back and told me I might need them later. Oh wait now that I think about it, it feels like sympathy. Oh well I only wanted a good cheese-burst, not sinking into that worm-hole. Also, I have recently tried a new pizzeria - La Pino'z, if it exists in any of your cities in India, give it a try. I had the extra cheese ones twice, it was good. 2. What else do I like? - Hmm Momos and soups - they always go together. For the people who are not avid momo eaters, this is a Public Service Announcement - In most cities they skimp on the soup, but take it from me - order a light broth soup with your momo if not served along - that is heaven! From where I come - momos are always served with a tiny bowl of soup and doesn't matter the quantity, it is an absolute necessity. Roadside momos are the best but you might not get it in all cities. There is a certain nostalgia about standing with friends after your coaching classes (tuitions as we millennials called it,) taking that extra hot red chutney and shoving down the gullet one piece after next, intermittently sipping the hot broth of nothingness (because no one knew what discarded part of an animal or plant went inside the soup,) to reduce the fire igniting in the oesophagus. Once again let me stress if I haven't been clear enough before, food is the focal point here, if you do not have the company presently, don't fret - the food eliminates all external needs momentarily. What about the next moment? - I don't have all the answers, please ask google. 3. Phuchka (Panipuri, Golgappa, name it whatever) - Once again enjoyed in the road-side, this delicacy is to be served with tamarind water, now if you serve me with other pudina water or other such abominations, I get really angry. Some are sweet, some are made with curd, five star hotels are also experimenting but I am not on board. It is a simple food, to be consumed simply with no hard work and let's not brainstorm here. You need not even assemble anything, an assembly line comprising one person with his infinitely blessed motor neurons control the entire process and all you need to do is sync yourself with this extraordinary production line. If you fail to sync, the feeling is always of guilt and incompetence of the worst form, well you know it? So to all the managing directors of the food places and palaces, let's not brainstorm anymore - praise the hands of such artists and welcome their creativity. 4. Rice Noodles - what is there not to like? They are light and thin (no I am not fat shaming, come on how could you think that!) more easily digestible than wheat noodles, at least for me, also has a healthy share of veggies and non-veggies as the thinness of the noodles leaves little room for trickery. They are very good if you are sick and really crave something other than khichdi, I have tried it. 5. Speaking of which, Khichdi. The fragrance, the elegance, the panache in that ghee - all words end with 'e' and it all makes more sense now. The raining season, the khichuri, the labra (a form of mixed veg), the fried brinjal (or fish or any thing fried on earth) *inhales deeply* - that is eternal bliss. Don't forget to end it with tomato chutney. You go back to the days of thunderstorms and incessant rains back at your home. You are making several failed attempts to enter the kitchen without your mother's sour words while the books in your study room have been blankly staring at the ceiling for atleast an hour now - you cannot concentrate today, they know that! They don't complain, you don't bother. Finally it is time and you can't wait. You don't even wait for anyone else to be seated in the dining area, you are the first one to take the first gulp - the molten khichuri. You inhale the entire thing in one go, no time to chew (anyway requires less chewing.) You cannot have enough, you want more and more till your mother finally has to chide you. All that passing wind, making the air unbreathable after an hour is worth it, isn't it? Well this list is really never ending and fresh perspectives will be given again, but don't wait up. Until then enjoy these pictures and salivate if your body demands so. Don't get dehydrated in the meanwhile, the only thing dehydrated and retains its poise is aamshotto - which according to google is mango fruit leather? This is new! - munch on that thought.