New guy Posted May 9 Posted May 9 1 hour ago, kepler37b said: Keralam cuisine is a dip in coconut oil. How do you like it man... I had rare misfortune of eating a banana chip made in coconut oil and I almost puked. That's like saying North Indian food is just paneer and butter chicken. Get out of the stereotypes and explore some real food man
kepler37b Posted May 9 Author Posted May 9 36 minutes ago, bsriharsha said: go to Kerala and have. They have awesome food. You can't stereotype on them using coconut oil. Their appam + stews, their onam sadhya meals, their non veg curries, spicy but not excessively hot. Their sea food is special too. Anything other than coconut oil I can try
kepler37b Posted May 9 Author Posted May 9 40 minutes ago, bsriharsha said: go to Kerala and have. They have awesome food. You can't stereotype on them using coconut oil. Their appam + stews, their onam sadhya meals, their non veg curries, spicy but not excessively hot. Their sea food is special too. This is what chatgpt says about Kerala cuisine "Unlike North India, which relies on mustard oil or ghee, or other parts of the South that use groundnut or gingelly oil, Kerala uses coconut oil for almost every stage of cooking." I hate coconut oil. No thanks. I will stay away.
kepler37b Posted May 9 Author Posted May 9 18 minutes ago, New guy said: That's like saying North Indian food is just paneer and butter chicken. Get out of the stereotypes and explore some real food man Even if I eat, i will hate it. Cannot take the smell or taste of coconut oil.
singhvivek141 Posted May 9 Posted May 9 1 hour ago, kepler37b said: Keralam cuisine is a dip in coconut oil. How do you like it man... I had rare misfortune of eating a banana chip made in coconut oil and I almost puked. Not always bro. I also had that "doubt", in Dec 2023 I did a 7 day roadtrip from Hyd->BLR->Munnar->Thekkadi->Varkala->Aleppy->BLR->Hyd Out of the 4 towns, except Thekkadi I had great experience with food everywhere. Karimeen Fry, Fish Pollichattu (hope I am pronouncing the names right) were best foods which I can remember. Local Biryani is something which people who like Hyderabadi Biryani should definitely avoid, rice used is different and just doesn't "fit" in our imagination of Biryani. Gollum and BacktoCricaddict 1 1
BacktoCricaddict Posted May 9 Posted May 9 I chose Rajasthani, but it was just an impulsive response based on recency bias from great experiences we had there a few months ago. The real answer is very difficult, and depends on so many factors - taste is highly subjective and dependent on the beholder's emotions as much as on the food itself. Plus, as you can see with coconut oil above, one man's delicacy is another man's poison. You can't question why something that is disgusting to one is delicious to another. Lastly, choosing a "cuisine" is futile - esp with Indian regions. There's such a vast permutation of spices, cooking techniques, sub-regional differences and fusion - that it is impossible to pin something down as "X cuisine." For example, there is no such thing as Karnataka cuisine - food tastes so different in Bengaluru vs Hubballi. Same thing in MH between Pune and Kolhapur. Or in Gujarat between Surat and Kathiawad. It's all awesome. And chances are you will love a dish from a certain region but hate another. You just got to stop deciding a favorite and try it all. singhvivek141, Gollum, Tillu and 1 other 1 3
New guy Posted May 9 Posted May 9 9 minutes ago, kepler37b said: Even if I eat, i will hate it. Cannot take the smell or taste of coconut oil. That's the whole point. Thinking kerala is just about coconut oil and everything is coconut oil is just like thinking all south India is just dosa, or all north india is just vada pav. It's 2026 dude, expand your horizon, there is no excuse for having stereotypes from 1970s. Mariyam, Gollum and singhvivek141 3
BacktoCricaddict Posted May 9 Posted May 9 (edited) 11 minutes ago, singhvivek141 said: Not always bro. I also had that "doubt", in Dec 2023 I did a 7 day roadtrip from Hyd->BLR->Munnar->Thekkadi->Varkala->Aleppy->BLR->Hyd Out of the 4 towns, except Thekkadi I had great experience with food everywhere. Karimeen Fry, Fish Pollichattu (hope I am pronouncing the names right) were best foods which I can remember. Local Biryani is something which people who like Hyderabadi Biryani should definitely avoid, rice used is different and just doesn't "fit" in our imagination of Biryani. I actually love plantain chips fried in coconut oil, and eaten fresh within a couple of days. In fact, I love coconut oil tadka in aviyal and other such dishes. It's just awesome. The reason of course is that, growing up in a Palakkad Iyer household, that's what we were fed as children, and associated with good food. Edited May 9 by BacktoCricaddict singhvivek141, Gollum and Mariyam 3
singhvivek141 Posted May 9 Posted May 9 1 minute ago, New guy said: That's the whole point. Thinking kerala is just about coconut oil and everything is coconut oil is just like thinking all south India is just dosa, or all north india is just vada pav. It's 2026 dude, expand your horizon, there is no excuse for having stereotypes from 1970s. Yup, coconut oil is just in the "mind", when you start eating, it's the taste of spices and the food itself takes over. Ofcourse, if a food is poorly cooked, no matter what oil is used, you'll hate that, maybe @kepler37b had some bad experience with that. I had bad experience with Kerala chai, went to the tea factory in Munnar and bought some 3-4 packets, while making tea out of it, it literally smelled as if I have put Rin soap in the boiling water. Threw all the packets. I'm a chai lover, a heavy one, but it has scarred me so bad that I avoided tea in my last trip to Kerala. Either coffee or nothing. Though the chocolates are worth cherishing, they're pure and melting to the mouth, without the extra kick of sugar. New guy, Mariyam and Gollum 3
BacktoCricaddict Posted May 9 Posted May 9 (edited) 3 minutes ago, singhvivek141 said: it literally smelled as if I have put Rin soap in the boiling water. Maybe your chaipot needed a bit of extra rinsing ;-) Edited May 9 by BacktoCricaddict Mariyam 1
singhvivek141 Posted May 9 Posted May 9 5 minutes ago, BacktoCricaddict said: I actually love plantain chips fried in coconut oil, and eaten fresh within a couple of days. In fact, I love coconut oil tadka in aviyal and other such dishes. It's just awesome. The reason of course is that, growing up in a Palakkad Iyer household, that's what we were fed as children, and associated with good food. I think it mostly comes up with our mindset. Our brain is wired in a way that it accepts/rejects the food based on our growing years. For ex... I still can't eat Upma Dosa, my brain can't accept that. Same goes with curd and salt, I would eat curd with or without sugar/jaggery, but the minute you put salt in it...it's no go zone for my liking. But people around me like that as their taste buds have accepted it. New guy 1
singhvivek141 Posted May 9 Posted May 9 5 minutes ago, BacktoCricaddict said: Maybe your chaipot needed a bit of extra rinsing ;-) We thought the same at first, cleaned it multiple times, same result. I brought some 3-4 type of flavours, all gave same outcome. BacktoCricaddict 1
coffee_rules Posted May 9 Posted May 9 (edited) 5 hours ago, Mariyam said: Will reach out to you the next time I’m in BLR. Maybe we can rope in the others @velu @New guy or anyone who wants to join and have a get-together. Perhaps play a 10+15 game too. agree with you verbatim about @coffee_rules in the context of food. And movies. And politics. And cricket. And music. And any other topic that I may have You are so scared to let me know what you like. I’m pretty sure it won’t be to my liking. :j Edited May 9 by coffee_rules Mariyam 1
BacktoCricaddict Posted May 9 Posted May 9 6 minutes ago, singhvivek141 said: Upma Dosa How about MLA pesarattu?
BacktoCricaddict Posted May 9 Posted May 9 (edited) 10 minutes ago, singhvivek141 said: We thought the same at first, cleaned it multiple times, same result. I brought some 3-4 type of flavours, all gave same outcome. Of course, it could've been that there was some negligence on that particular batch of tea / packing from that particular grower. Living in Bengaluru, we took road trips to Kerala frequently, and one of the things I have the most fond memories of are the roadside chai stalls. Most were open 24/7, with a ton of chai-leaves suspended in a cloth filter that was immersed in constantly boiling liquid flavored with "chukku" (dry ginger). Edited May 9 by BacktoCricaddict singhvivek141 and Mariyam 2
singhvivek141 Posted May 9 Posted May 9 Just now, BacktoCricaddict said: How about MLA pesarattu? Same situation Pesarattu and Dosa are mostly same, just differ in their batter....one with moong dal, other with rice.
kepler37b Posted May 9 Author Posted May 9 26 minutes ago, New guy said: That's the whole point. Thinking kerala is just about coconut oil and everything is coconut oil is just like thinking all south India is just dosa, or all north india is just vada pav. It's 2026 dude, expand your horizon, there is no excuse for having stereotypes from 1970s. Ok. New guy 1
BacktoCricaddict Posted May 9 Posted May 9 2 minutes ago, singhvivek141 said: Pesarattu and Dosa are mostly same, just differ in their batter. That's like saying mutton and chicken are mostly the same, just differ in the animal :-) New guy, singhvivek141 and Mariyam 3
Mariyam Posted May 9 Posted May 9 3 hours ago, velu said: we can take you to the best brewery here in Bangalore my sister in law who regularly spends time in Mumbai says restaurants and cafes in Bangalore is like village level when compared to Mumbai Not much of a drinker, I’m afraid Also as a rule of thumb I *hate* places that have loud music playing in the background, especially when catching up with people. Are these places you say in the Kormangla area? Your SiL is right. Bangalore if a village vis a vis Mumbai
Mariyam Posted May 9 Posted May 9 @BacktoCricaddict A co worker from years ago was this girl from Coimbatore, but she was a Pallakad Malayali. Your neck of the woods. There were these savoury steamed rice dumplings that she used to get: kollukatai (sp?). top notch stuff, really. BacktoCricaddict 1
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