How safe is Lassi ?

sadhuji · Apr 23rd, 2006, 18:24

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Originally Posted by jyotirmoy

...... My guilty pleasure is two spoons of Rooh Afja in my breakfast lassi all thru the summer.

rooh afza is such an envigorating drink - i wonder why they do not have aggressive marketing for it. there are so many lovely young women and men still not into the cold drinks business. they could be roped in to dance to jingles of 'rooh afza, i love you'.

jyotirmoy · Apr 23rd, 2006, 18:32

Sadhuji,
Earlier Hamdard produced the Rooh Afja & they are not much of a jingle people. Now Dabur has started manufacturing this & named it Sherbet e Azam so we may soon see some ads
Sherbet e Azam
Garmi ka aram
Dil ka susthi
Jaldiram ki chuski....

sadhuji · Apr 24th, 2006, 13:11

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Originally Posted by jyotirmoy

Sadhuji,
Earlier Hamdard produced the Rooh Afja & they are not much of a jingle people. Now Dabur has started manufacturing this & named it Sherbet e Azam so we may soon see some ads
Sherbet e Azam
Garmi ka aram
Dil ka susthi
Jaldiram ki chuski....

or aah-jaa aah-jaa meere dil ke raja
aah-jaa aah-jaa
rooh afzaaaaaaa

it will be a sure hit with nasal undertones.

how about it jyotirmoy bhai?

jyotirmoy · Apr 24th, 2006, 13:15

Sadhuji,
Smash hit... got to get Bipasha & shoot the scene on a sand dune in Thar...

sadhuji · Apr 24th, 2006, 13:18

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Originally Posted by jyotirmoy

Sadhuji,
Smash hit... got to get Bipasha & shoot the scene on a sand dune in Thar...

my dear jyotirmoy - how can there be bikini clad damsels in a desert?

jyotirmoy · Apr 24th, 2006, 13:24

Sadhuji,
Everything is possible in ads... how did this guy stand on a lighthouse posing as the statue of liberty with an empty thumbs up bottle in hand & then the bottle getting "recharged" by a thunder strike... drink the thunder !!!!!

malvin · Apr 24th, 2006, 17:46

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Originally Posted by Lotus-Flower

r u sure that milk-jogurt lassi is not Traditional?

I think its very traditional and fruit lassi too!it depends only which fruit its more around mango and less bananas and strawberries maybe but in vedic Cuisine u have salt and sweet lassis both!!
the way they make it in many cheap small restaurants in India, is not always very traditional!! (I mean the water lassi)

classic know-it-all !

Hippie at Heart · Apr 24th, 2006, 18:16

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Originally Posted by jyotirmoy

Sadhuji,
Earlier Hamdard produced the Rooh Afja & they are not much of a jingle people. Now Dabur has started manufacturing this & named it Sherbet e Azam so we may soon see some ads

But they haven't got the composition right, atleast this product been around nearly over 10 years now, when i tasted it first time long ago it reeked with too much kewda in it, never had it again.

sadhuji · Apr 24th, 2006, 19:33

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Originally Posted by jyotirmoy

.....Everything is possible in ads... !!!!!

jyotirmoy, you always seem to be right. yes, they could create an oasis in the desert and then, where there is a body of water, there can certainly be the body of a female - in bikinis.

vincster · Aug 28th, 2006, 22:05

Should this be avoided? What about in Restaurants? Should it be ordered without ice??

I really enjoy Lassi, would hate to go to India and do without.

Thoughts???

PeakXV · Aug 28th, 2006, 22:13

Never really got the hang of Lassis - I find them a little bland compared to all the fresh fruit smoothie concoctions these days.

However, If I had to have a street vendor lassi, I would make sure it was sans ice and that my stomach had been broken-in to the Indian environment for a few days before. Better yet if you get one in the most sanitary conditions possible.

freenote · Aug 28th, 2006, 22:24

On balance i would say drink your fill ,"a lassi a day keeps the doctor away " but without ice !!! have personal experience of this .One day feeling a bit knackered (tired) went into a restaurant ,lassie please ,no ice !It came back from the kitchen with ice .I am very sorry Say's waiter ,i will change it

but it doesnt really matter because we use purified water .ok says i ,leave it .One week later bad stomach bug and that lassi was prime culprit ,beware .

Nick-H · Aug 28th, 2006, 22:59

(stomach bugs usually 'mature' in 12 to 24 hours, so I reckon that lassi was OK...)

I love lassi, but more often than not I make my own, and I know that the ice has come from drinking water. Sweet lassi, mango lassi, tonight was bannana lassi.

You have to make a judgement on the cleanliness of the restaurant, just like consuming anything else...

crvlvr · Aug 28th, 2006, 23:12

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Originally Posted by vincster

I really enjoy Lassi, would hate to go to India and do without.

Drink it ..see what happens.. If you don't fall sick, enjoy! People immune system react diffrently to the same bacteria .

mr pastry · Aug 28th, 2006, 23:26

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Originally Posted by vincster

Should this be avoided? What about in Restaurants? Should it be ordered without ice??

I really enjoy Lassi, would hate to go to India and do without.

Thoughts???

If you are really that worried about how your lassi is made maybe you shouldn't be going to India at all! There's plenty of other things in India that are likely to cause you more harm, crossing the street, for example

Aug 28th, 2006, 22:05	#55
vincster Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: USA Posts: 32	How safe is Lassi to drink from vendors? Should this be avoided? What about in Restaurants? Should it be ordered without ice?? I really enjoy Lassi, would hate to go to India and do without. Thoughts???

Aug 28th, 2006, 22:13	#56
PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 4,195	Never really got the hang of Lassis - I find them a little bland compared to all the fresh fruit smoothie concoctions these days. However, If I had to have a street vendor lassi, I would make sure it was sans ice and that my stomach had been broken-in to the Indian environment for a few days before. Better yet if you get one in the most sanitary conditions possible. __________________ We shall not cease from exploration and at the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started ...and know the place for the first time. T.S. Eliot Don't go to India ~ Pre-trip Warnings & Misconceptions?

Aug 28th, 2006, 22:59	#58
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,843	(stomach bugs usually 'mature' in 12 to 24 hours, so I reckon that lassi was OK...) I love lassi, but more often than not I make my own, and I know that the ice has come from drinking water. Sweet lassi, mango lassi, tonight was bannana lassi. You have to make a judgement on the cleanliness of the restaurant, just like consuming anything else... __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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Apr 23rd, 2006, 18:32	#47
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,620	Sadhuji, Earlier Hamdard produced the Rooh Afja & they are not much of a jingle people. Now Dabur has started manufacturing this & named it Sherbet e Azam so we may soon see some ads Sherbet e Azam Garmi ka aram Dil ka susthi Jaldiram ki chuski....

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jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,620	Sadhuji, Smash hit... got to get Bipasha & shoot the scene on a sand dune in Thar...

Apr 24th, 2006, 13:24	#51
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,620	Sadhuji, Everything is possible in ads... how did this guy stand on a lighthouse posing as the statue of liberty with an empty thumbs up bottle in hand & then the bottle getting "recharged" by a thunder strike... drink the thunder !!!!!

Aug 28th, 2006, 22:24	#57
freenote senior member refused Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: cornwall UK Posts: 1,532	On balance i would say drink your fill ,"a lassi a day keeps the doctor away " but without ice !!! have personal experience of this .One day feeling a bit knackered (tired) went into a restaurant ,lassie please ,no ice !It came back from the kitchen with ice .I am very sorry Say's waiter ,i will change it but it doesnt really matter because we use purified water .ok says i ,leave it .One week later bad stomach bug and that lassi was prime culprit ,beware .

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