The 'Rice Bowl' gang will definitely appreciate my voracious appetite - If i may call it so!!- (Looks can sure be deceiving) and liking for some good wholesome (& FRUITful) food. Back home in India, it was never a problem when it came to food. But the day i flew out, i was wondering about the type of food that i would come across in Africa. I had no clue there was a surprise in store for me in the form of a 4 footer named Mauricio (my wonderful cook).
I would not mind taking him on in a bout of boxing but in the arena of cooking he definitely packs a punch. He's got this subtle understanding for taste and boy, he's a quick learner too. The first day he cooked for me there was enough food to feed two people more. Two days later, there was not a grain of rice that was wasted. Yes, it took him just two days to get used to the quantity i eat. And from that day onwards he has surprised me with his skills.
I did know where to start from, so i gave him a free hand for the first few days. But i did poke my nose when he made a verrrrrry spicy curry and so i had to place the chili powder under lock and key. The first two days were spent eating vegetables since, firstly, he was not too sure if i ate non-vegetarian food and secondly, there was no non-veg food at home. The third day onwards, its been a roller-coaster ride. Chicken, fish, shrimps, mutton... hmmmmmm...
I was really surprised, when one fine day on returning from office, Mauricio took me to the kitchen and showed me some cabbage, potato, beans, carrot, shrimps and eggs; and asked if he should prepare dinner using them. I wondered for a moment. "What a combination for dinner!!" My curiosity got the better of me and i asked him to go ahead. I was watching television when he walked in with a sizzler sort of dish with the above mention ingredients, and even some sauce. Well well, this is something that i never even imagined.
I love fruits and Mauricio has learnt that too. He now cuts an apple and a sweet lime after every lunch and dinner. He keeps stopping the fruit vendors who pass by my house and call me to see what they are selling. And yes, he keeps getting these sugarcanes from somewhere for which he does not even take money from me. He peels them, chops them into small pieces and keeps it in the fridge for me to eat. My my, he sure knows how to pamper me.
This chap has taken good care of me (my tummy, i mean) and am just waiting to see what more he has in store for me.
Happy Eating to me,
Happy Eating to me,
Happy eating, happy eating
Happy eating to me...
(For the uninitiated; 'Rice Bowl' is a chinese & sea food restaurant in Bhopal which serves delicious Butter prawns, Spicy fish red chili, Dragon Tail, Roasted Thai prawns on looooooooong tooth picks... I think I'll stop here :-))
I would not mind taking him on in a bout of boxing but in the arena of cooking he definitely packs a punch. He's got this subtle understanding for taste and boy, he's a quick learner too. The first day he cooked for me there was enough food to feed two people more. Two days later, there was not a grain of rice that was wasted. Yes, it took him just two days to get used to the quantity i eat. And from that day onwards he has surprised me with his skills.
I did know where to start from, so i gave him a free hand for the first few days. But i did poke my nose when he made a verrrrrry spicy curry and so i had to place the chili powder under lock and key. The first two days were spent eating vegetables since, firstly, he was not too sure if i ate non-vegetarian food and secondly, there was no non-veg food at home. The third day onwards, its been a roller-coaster ride. Chicken, fish, shrimps, mutton... hmmmmmm...
I was really surprised, when one fine day on returning from office, Mauricio took me to the kitchen and showed me some cabbage, potato, beans, carrot, shrimps and eggs; and asked if he should prepare dinner using them. I wondered for a moment. "What a combination for dinner!!" My curiosity got the better of me and i asked him to go ahead. I was watching television when he walked in with a sizzler sort of dish with the above mention ingredients, and even some sauce. Well well, this is something that i never even imagined.
I love fruits and Mauricio has learnt that too. He now cuts an apple and a sweet lime after every lunch and dinner. He keeps stopping the fruit vendors who pass by my house and call me to see what they are selling. And yes, he keeps getting these sugarcanes from somewhere for which he does not even take money from me. He peels them, chops them into small pieces and keeps it in the fridge for me to eat. My my, he sure knows how to pamper me.
This chap has taken good care of me (my tummy, i mean) and am just waiting to see what more he has in store for me.
Happy Eating to me,
Happy Eating to me,
Happy eating, happy eating
Happy eating to me...
(For the uninitiated; 'Rice Bowl' is a chinese & sea food restaurant in Bhopal which serves delicious Butter prawns, Spicy fish red chili, Dragon Tail, Roasted Thai prawns on looooooooong tooth picks... I think I'll stop here :-))
2 comments:
happy eating to you :) your chef/guard really seems like a find!
Man look at you !!!!!!!!!!! Touchwood....keep the chef happy by u cooking a meal for him sometime.... May be a fruit salad :) i am very happy for u hero !!! miss good old rice bowl gang but hey thats what memories and get togethers are for :) maybe the gang will reunite at rice bowl sometime :)
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