Due to the bombings and rioting in Hyderabad yesterday, we were confined to campus today. Probably a good opportunity to discuss the food here. Southern Indian food is mostly vegetarian. Here at ISB they don't serve meat as part of the main lunch or dinner. Meat is kept separately in a small storage locker in the corner of the dining hall. There is someone who "guards" the non-veg dish of the day (for example yesterday they had a mutton curry dish) who casts a furtive glance from side to side every time anyone approaches. To get meat, as a student, one has to be on a special "non-veg" dining plan. As a guest, you have to sign out the meat from the anxious guard. It is a very strange process and makes eating meat seem so taboo that I'm often reluctant to even ask for it. Consequently, Nathaniel and I are both suffering from a protein deficiency. Other than the lack of protein, the food here is good. Southern Indian food is spicier than what we get back in the States. They also don't use a tandoor (that is strictly north Indian food). Everything here is either a curry or in some thick sauce. They eat a lot of lentils here as well as every type of vegetable you can imagine. They do a pretty good job of mixing it up and keeping things interesting. That said, I'm getting a bit tired of Indian food for breakfast.
I could use a good bowl of cereal with cold milk. We can only drink steamed milk and hot foods here (due to risk of bacteria) so its getting a bit repetitive.
In India, they don't eat beef whatsoever - not even from the special meat section of the dining hall. Cows are considered sacred and traffic will even stop to let them cross the road. Pretty funny considering no one even considers to stop for women, children or even a red traffic light here. One funny thing to note is how Dominoes pizza and McDonalds have adapted to fit the Indian market. A few kids ordered Dominoes today. They got a Chicken Tikka pizza. They also offer curry pizzas. Considering they can't serve beef, McDonalds came up with several chicken dishes and vegetarian options including the McAloo Tikki and the Chicken Maharaja Mac (to replace the big mac). McDonalds has also done surpisingly well serving "Mexican" dishes such as the Paneer Salsa wrap and Chicken Mexican Salsa wrap.
Due to the bombings and rioting in Hyderabad yesterday, we were confined to campus today. Probably a good opportunity to discuss the food here. Southern Indian food is mostly vegetarian. Here at ISB they don't serve meat as part of the main lunch or dinner. Meat is kept separately in a small storage locker in the corner of the dining hall. There is someone who "guards" the non-veg dish of the day (for example yesterday they had a mutton curry dish) who casts a furtive glance from side to side every time anyone approaches. To get meat, as a student, one has to be on a special "non-veg" dining plan. As a guest, you have to sign out the meat from the anxious guard. It is a very strange process and makes eating meat seem so taboo that I'm often reluctant to even ask for it. Consequently, Nathaniel and I are both suffering from a protein deficiency. Other than the lack of protein, the food here is good. Southern Indian food is spicier than what we get back in the States. They also don't use a tandoor (that is strictly north Indian food). Everything here is either a curry or in some thick sauce. They eat a lot of lentils here as well as every type of vegetable you can imagine. They do a pretty good job of mixing it up and keeping things interesting. That said, I'm getting a bit tired of Indian food for breakfast.
I could use a good bowl of cereal with cold milk. We can only drink steamed milk and hot foods here (due to risk of bacteria) so its getting a bit repetitive.In India, they don't eat beef whatsoever - not even from the special meat section of the dining hall. Cows are considered sacred and traffic will even stop to let them cross the road. Pretty funny considering no one even considers to stop for women, children or even a red traffic light here. One funny thing to note is how Dominoes pizza and McDonalds have adapted to fit the Indian market. A few kids ordered Dominoes today. They got a Chicken Tikka pizza. They also offer curry pizzas. Considering they can't serve beef, McDonalds came up with several chicken dishes and vegetarian options including the McAloo Tikki and the Chicken Maharaja Mac (to replace the big mac). McDonalds has also done surpisingly well serving "Mexican" dishes such as the Paneer Salsa wrap and Chicken Mexican Salsa wrap.
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