Member Topic: Have you ever been addicted to a restaurant food item? - Page 10

Originally posted by: SmittenKitten

You have hit a raw nerve and opened up Pandora's box with your question so bear with my rant ahead.

Because NY is the only place in all of US where the authentic taste isn't compromised by about a thousand times. 😭 and London. From the ones I've been anyway. I haven't been to Dubai but I'm sure the food scene is great there too. I'm in San Francisco and let me repeat that the food sucks here. There's no shortage of cuisine options but desi food sucks no matter where you eat here. I've never had a "wow" moment ANYWHERE in all the years I've lived here.

So yeah, I wanna go to NY again soon just for the food. Last time I tried out a highly recommended momo place in Jackson Heights in NY, it was on point with how desi food actually tastes back in India/Indian subcontinent. How do I know that? My last trip to my home country was in 2017 and when I returned back to the US, I couldn't believe how lame and dull everything tasted for weeks afterwards. On top of restaurants trying to please American palate, veggies, fruits, etc. right down to the spices all taste different here too, and lack that "zing" factor for lack of a better word. So even if you whip something up at home with all the right ingredients, it won't turn out as flavorsome as the same thing would back home.

What kills me is the lack of variety where I live though. No matter where you go, the appetizers section will have samosas, chaat, or some variation of that. And the entrees will almost always have Tikka masala, butter chicken, mix veggie curry and the good old Tandoori that never gets old. Knowing that there are about a thousand other food items out there (this thread is a fine example of that 😭) eating naan or roti with one of the flavorless five stopped exciting me years back.

When in NYC next time don't visit Sona😆 they have fusion food plus Its expensive.. gogappe ka rate dekh kr havaiya udd gyi..

Originally posted by: Heisenberg17_

Both you and Smitten have terrible and unrefined taste buds, Nandos is literally tasteless, I've only ever tried it twice, and not out of choice. 😆

I have been to Nando's as well and find it nothing exceptional 🤷🏻‍♂️

Originally posted by: TeluguChokri

Hyderabad Biryani from Bawarchi ,Shadab & Mehfil

Garlic Bread Sticks with cheese dip in dominos

Street Spicy Vada Pav from the town I grew up in gujarat

7 cheese pizza from lapinoz

I guess I have tried 7 cheese pizza from lapinoz it's good.

Originally posted by: Vickat_4evr

My fav is white pasta, paneer tikka, chapati with any spicy paneer sabzi, chilli garlic noodles. N my fav homemade food is my rajasthani cuisine ghaat, kichda, makki dhokla, n daal baati n churma ❤️.

Dal baati churma shayad khaya tha jodhpur mai.. but can't find it locally.

Originally posted by: Zeal17

Exactly kuch to Taste enhancer jhol hai bhai..

Even the cheese spinach corn roll I'm ordering is from china joint.

Also.. oregano from pizza joints tastes different and addictive compared to normal oregano.

Edit I wrote Chuna Joint😆

Avoid having stuff that has MSG.

Pizza joints oregano had mixed herbs.. normal oregano is 😕

Originally posted by: blahhhh

if anybody has heard of kankariya in ahmedabad,there are road side stalls that sell a very different kind of pizza than what we get in dominos or pizza hut or any cafe or restaurant,the sauce tastes very different,they bake the bread a lot more and they add grated cheese after baking so it does not melt.It is even farther from authentic pizza than pizzas at dominos and pizza hut are but that is one of the tastiest things I have had in my life.I don't live in ahmedabad,it is my mother's maiden home so the pizza there is one big reason of getting excited when we travel there.

U r talking about Bhakri pizza..the one with crisp base..it's yumm. Ahmedabad food is 😋

But I love South Indian food too..the most filling and sort of healthier. It's become my staple food now

Originally posted by: Zeal17

Dal baati churma shayad khaya tha jodhpur mai.. but can't find it locally.

You will get the authentic dal-baati-churma only in Rajasthan 😆 or may be at someone's home who has been born & brought up in Rajasthan. Other states' restaurants though claim they have the original taste but it is actually and totally tasteless 😆 atleast that's my personal experience.

Originally posted by: Zeal17

I have been to Nando's as well and find it nothing exceptional 🤷🏻‍♂️

You’re vegetarian though. Of course you won’t find the food exceptional. Nandos is all about the chicken! 😡

Originally posted by: Zeal17

I guess I have tried 7 cheese pizza from lapinoz it's good.

its farm villa one is also very tasty

Originally posted by: FingerFetish

Boroni Bonjon (consisting of fried eggplants that are cooked with a tomato sauce and seasoned with lots of garlic and mint. Borani Banjan is served with thick yogurt). It is compulsory to eat this with Afghan bread.

Boloni (Filled with either potato, leek or pumpkin). It is essentially a flatbread that is stuffed with a variety of ingredients and then fried. You eat it with either yoghurt or chutney.

Ashak (Chives dumpling topped with yogurt, split peas and tomato sauce garnished with mint).

Kachaloo Korma/Qorma (Potato wedges cooked with tomato base sauce+ mild spices and herbs garnished with coriander). Eat this with bread, fresh chili and squeeze a bit lemon. YUM.

Sabzi (You know what this is)

All gravy dishes can be eaten with Afghan bread or with chalaw (white rice) or palao.

This looks so appetizing 😍