food problems

pix · Feb 6th, 2006, 12:57

Ok everyone i need some advice...i have been i India nearly 2 months and the novelty of eating in restaurants every day etc is really wearig off. Actually I really miss making my own food, choosing EXACTLY what i want to eat. How its cooked, what goes into it and so on....How do other people who have travelled long term deal with this ?? I have another 4 months to go....i dont want to give up eating !

Nick-H · Feb 6th, 2006, 13:24

Apart from a place with your own kitchen there's not much you can do...

guerik · Feb 7th, 2006, 05:17

Make friends with the owner of the restaurant and they might let you have a crack at cooking your own food in their kitchen - could take a while though :P

Or go buy a bowl, a knife and a bunch of fruits or vegies, you can make your own salads at least! And just eating fresh fruits and veg was a nice novelty in itself

Darmabum · Feb 7th, 2006, 05:43

Maybe have someone back home send you a multi-fuel stove and fuel bottle . . . the ones that burn kerosene, white gas, etc . . . I'm thinking of bringing one on my next trip.

PeakXV · Feb 7th, 2006, 06:51

I guess you just have to surrender to the fact that you'll probably end up eating a peck of dirt ...... or ten

and even the odd mouse dropping

and just don't worry - be happy!

Just chalk it up to the ol' Ma India experience and remember that old saying: "What doesn't kill ya makes you ten times stronger"!

goangoangone · Feb 7th, 2006, 07:54

Know what you mean. I've just recommenced cooking after about a year

If you go to small local eateries, you'll get something nearer to home cooking

That's about all you can do other than go to friends' houses and help them.

Mardala · Feb 7th, 2006, 07:58

Hire someone to cook your food =D

jalebiwallah · Feb 8th, 2006, 19:06

It is not impossible to find places to stay with kitchens - there's a church in Diu (the one a few kilometers from Diu town) and some apartment style set-ups in Mcleod Ganj that spring to mind. Maybe some of the IMers will invite you over if you cook for them. I've been cooking some at a friend's house and know exactly what you mean. Good luck.

himadventures · Feb 8th, 2006, 19:26

I think guarik was right and so are all responses.
There are not much chance for you to have FREE HAND in a INDIAN KITCHEN unless ....either you know the kitchen guys personaly ( Personal favour) or you hire a apartment etc.

Better tollerate !!

ammadas · Feb 10th, 2006, 22:29

one thing you can do,Is find if there are cooking courses and take a couple of thoughs and that might be enough of a change of pace.
Ammadas

pix · Feb 11th, 2006, 21:19

All good advice thanks everyone...i think i am also going to try pleading with the resturant staff to make me something 'special'....this worked for me previously....but it was towards the end of a 3 week stint in one place where i had built up a small relationiship with the staff...
Making my own is a great idea...i think i have no chance of getting in the kitchen....okay thanks again kiss kiss !

Feb 6th, 2006, 12:57	#1
pix Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: london Posts: 61	food problems Ok everyone i need some advice...i have been i India nearly 2 months and the novelty of eating in restaurants every day etc is really wearig off. Actually I really miss making my own food, choosing EXACTLY what i want to eat. How its cooked, what goes into it and so on....How do other people who have travelled long term deal with this ?? I have another 4 months to go....i dont want to give up eating ! __________________ ~~dance~~

Feb 6th, 2006, 13:24	#2
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,763	Apart from a place with your own kitchen there's not much you can do... __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

Feb 7th, 2006, 05:43	#4
Darmabum Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: in the mountains of Idaho Posts: 812	Maybe have someone back home send you a multi-fuel stove and fuel bottle . . . the ones that burn kerosene, white gas, etc . . . I'm thinking of bringing one on my next trip. __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate; our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure - Marianne Williamson

Feb 7th, 2006, 06:51	#5
PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 4,395	I guess you just have to surrender to the fact that you'll probably end up eating a peck of dirt ...... or ten and even the odd mouse dropping and just don't worry - be happy! Just chalk it up to the ol' Ma India experience and remember that old saying: "What doesn't kill ya makes you ten times stronger"! __________________ 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?

Feb 7th, 2006, 07:54	#6
goangoangone What happened? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Goa Posts: 1,543	Know what you mean. I've just recommenced cooking after about a year If you go to small local eateries, you'll get something nearer to home cooking That's about all you can do other than go to friends' houses and help them. __________________ GoanGoan......here

Feb 7th, 2006, 05:17	#3
guerik Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,038	Make friends with the owner of the restaurant and they might let you have a crack at cooking your own food in their kitchen - could take a while though :P Or go buy a bowl, a knife and a bunch of fruits or vegies, you can make your own salads at least! And just eating fresh fruits and veg was a nice novelty in itself

Feb 7th, 2006, 07:58	#7
Mardala Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 16	Hire someone to cook your food =D

Feb 8th, 2006, 19:06	#8
jalebiwallah maha foodie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 58	maybe if you settled down for a few weeks....... It is not impossible to find places to stay with kitchens - there's a church in Diu (the one a few kilometers from Diu town) and some apartment style set-ups in Mcleod Ganj that spring to mind. Maybe some of the IMers will invite you over if you cook for them. I've been cooking some at a friend's house and know exactly what you mean. Good luck.

Feb 8th, 2006, 19:26	#9
himadventures Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: India Posts: 1,069	Not Much Chance I think guarik was right and so are all responses. There are not much chance for you to have FREE HAND in a INDIAN KITCHEN unless ....either you know the kitchen guys personaly ( Personal favour) or you hire a apartment etc. Better tollerate !!

Feb 10th, 2006, 22:29	#10
ammadas Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: minneapolis,mn Posts: 156	one thing you can do,Is find if there are cooking courses and take a couple of thoughs and that might be enough of a change of pace. Ammadas

Feb 11th, 2006, 21:19	#11
pix Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: london Posts: 61	All good advice thanks everyone...i think i am also going to try pleading with the resturant staff to make me something 'special'....this worked for me previously....but it was towards the end of a 3 week stint in one place where i had built up a small relationiship with the staff... Making my own is a great idea...i think i have no chance of getting in the kitchen....okay thanks again kiss kiss !

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