I Live to Eat

So what's the point of a blog if you can't document your culinary escapades :)

I've been on a bit of a gourmandising adventure and thought that the delicacies that I've had the good fortune of sampling deserve a mention. Here goes:

The first was a vegetarian sub that I tried. A far cry from my usual order but we were tired, hungry and totally unfamiliar in a new land. It turned into a modest dinner that filled us and without being boring owing to the black olives and cheese it contained. A tertiary introduction to what was to follow.

The next day was marked by good old Mcdonald's. Those golden arches have a way of luring people on whatever part of the globe they're on. So the Big Mac, it was. The inspiration for the McMaharaja on native soil. Double beef patties sandwiched between tomatoes, onions and lettuce, with a side order of Pepsi and fries. Mighty good!

After that we decided to be a little more adventurous and behave like real tourists explroing a new city. There was plenty of time to turn into a local and bite down into a burger later!

Initially the adventure didn't go too far. It began with the newly introduced flatbread sanwiches at Dunkin' Donuts. A low fate breakfast option who's value can be lost when washed down with a tall glass of hot white chocolate. Frothy, sweetened milk - liquid goodness. The plain crossiants weren't bad either.

And then special occasions arrived that needed to be marked. What better way than to head to a seafood open cafe by the ocean. Tia's served up a super jumbo shrimp salad. Charbroiled prawns the size of tequila glasses accompanied by fresh lettuce, finished off with a gentle garnishing of parmesan cheese. Exquisite. The fish and chips were impressive as well as the fresh cod broke into perfect flakes when broken into.

But the fireworks began the day we discovered the International Food Hall. World cusine under one roof! A foodie's dream come true.

Clams Casino - still encased in their shell and the buttery meat dredged in spices and seasoning, a halthy slice of salmon - the pink meat gently cooked and flavoured. Both were accompanied by lightly buttered rice. Smack!

Once we entered the food hall, the memories are a little fuzzy. They got lost somewhere in the milieu of crumb-fried crabcakes, a slice of beef and spinach pie, summer pizza complete with shrimp and pineapple, Japanese Teriyaki chicken with rice, chicken fingers and potato wedges, an extremely rich, creamy lobster pie and the all-time favourite clam chowder in a bread bowl. Throw in a massive slice of chocolate mouse cake. Phew!

All of the above was periodically punctuated with cheese pizza, a Mediterranean platter, buffalo chicken on bread and an authentic Mediterranean meal of chicken, kous kous and fallafel that was enjoyed on the MIT campus. Sigh...

And tonight, Kheema Naan with Raita was joined the list. An Indian meal after a while and the best that can be found away from the land of the original. The tea that followed wasn't the best. Too strong for my taste and I ended up with the tea leaves at the end. But the underlying taste of cinnamon was interesting.

All in all, it's been a very filling month!