Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (October 5, 6, and 7) were somewhat uneventful. Each day I went to the office to work with our contracting associates. Our discussions were fruitful and I hope to be able to implement some of the ideas that came out of our talks.
The memorable portion of this week, besides the work of course, is the food. My hosts insisted on taking me to restaurants that provided large quantities of food at each meal.
For Monday's lunch, we ate at a hotel that featured a buffet. The food was dominated by Indian cuisine. Because it was a buffet, my hosts kept asking me to eat more. They wanted to ensure that I did not go away hungry. Hah! I was so miserable after lunch from eating way too much. Although, my hosts wanted to take me to dinner, I skipped eating again that evening. (Note to self: skip breakfast in the future.)
For Tuesday's lunch, we ate at a restaurant called ABs. It is a BBQ restaurant but it is nothing I had experienced before. I had been warned that I should not have breakfast so I would be able to fully appreciate this place. After we were seated, the waiters began bringing out BBQ-ed meats of all sorts: Elk, Shark, Lamb, Chicken, Fish, and Emu. There were other choices but that's what we settled for. (Of course there is no beef; Indians revere cows as sacred, and reincarnations of relatives and therefore will not eat beef.) And no Indian meal is complete without Naan. Naan is a kind of bread that looks like a tortilla. We were provided lots of Naan. Once we were full of meat and Naan, I found out that this was just the appetizer. The waiters then brought out BBQ-ed fruit: watermelon and pineapple. The watermelon was just warmed on the fire. The pineapple had a caramelized coating with cinnamon. Both were very tasty. Then some BBQ-ed corn was brought out. Then it was time for rice and other vegetables. After all that, we had samplings of several types of desserts. Like Monday, I was ready to bust open. I again did not have dinner even though my hosts wanted me to eat again. How do these guys stay so slim if they eat so much?
On Wednesday, again no breakfast. We went to a restaurant called Paradise. It is famous for biryani which is a type of rice dish. For appetizers, we had two kinds of chicken - a minced chicken sausage, and spicy drumsticks. Both were very good. Then we had mutton (lamb) biryani and chicken briyani. Both are spicy dishes. The food is brought out family-style and the waiter heaps food onto your plate. My hosts kept asking the waiter to put more on my plate. I had to insist that I couldn't eat such large portions although I found a way. We also had a corn dish - I don't know the name but it was good. Then we had dessert of bread pudding with a distinctly Indian flavor. I again skipped dinner.
My generous hosts paid for all my meals. The only thing that I consistently spend money on is laundry at the hotel.
All the meals were very good. I am sure I have gained some weight that I will have to figure out a way to lose. In the evenings, I stay in the hotel room and do some work or watch a little TV. The Bollywood dance videos are cool.
Tomorrow, we will work in the morning and fly out of town in the early afternoon. We will visit another resort at Coorg. Like I mentioned in a previous post, "work hard, play hard". Indeed.
The memorable portion of this week, besides the work of course, is the food. My hosts insisted on taking me to restaurants that provided large quantities of food at each meal.
For Monday's lunch, we ate at a hotel that featured a buffet. The food was dominated by Indian cuisine. Because it was a buffet, my hosts kept asking me to eat more. They wanted to ensure that I did not go away hungry. Hah! I was so miserable after lunch from eating way too much. Although, my hosts wanted to take me to dinner, I skipped eating again that evening. (Note to self: skip breakfast in the future.)
For Tuesday's lunch, we ate at a restaurant called ABs. It is a BBQ restaurant but it is nothing I had experienced before. I had been warned that I should not have breakfast so I would be able to fully appreciate this place. After we were seated, the waiters began bringing out BBQ-ed meats of all sorts: Elk, Shark, Lamb, Chicken, Fish, and Emu. There were other choices but that's what we settled for. (Of course there is no beef; Indians revere cows as sacred, and reincarnations of relatives and therefore will not eat beef.) And no Indian meal is complete without Naan. Naan is a kind of bread that looks like a tortilla. We were provided lots of Naan. Once we were full of meat and Naan, I found out that this was just the appetizer. The waiters then brought out BBQ-ed fruit: watermelon and pineapple. The watermelon was just warmed on the fire. The pineapple had a caramelized coating with cinnamon. Both were very tasty. Then some BBQ-ed corn was brought out. Then it was time for rice and other vegetables. After all that, we had samplings of several types of desserts. Like Monday, I was ready to bust open. I again did not have dinner even though my hosts wanted me to eat again. How do these guys stay so slim if they eat so much?
On Wednesday, again no breakfast. We went to a restaurant called Paradise. It is famous for biryani which is a type of rice dish. For appetizers, we had two kinds of chicken - a minced chicken sausage, and spicy drumsticks. Both were very good. Then we had mutton (lamb) biryani and chicken briyani. Both are spicy dishes. The food is brought out family-style and the waiter heaps food onto your plate. My hosts kept asking the waiter to put more on my plate. I had to insist that I couldn't eat such large portions although I found a way. We also had a corn dish - I don't know the name but it was good. Then we had dessert of bread pudding with a distinctly Indian flavor. I again skipped dinner.
My generous hosts paid for all my meals. The only thing that I consistently spend money on is laundry at the hotel.
All the meals were very good. I am sure I have gained some weight that I will have to figure out a way to lose. In the evenings, I stay in the hotel room and do some work or watch a little TV. The Bollywood dance videos are cool.
Tomorrow, we will work in the morning and fly out of town in the early afternoon. We will visit another resort at Coorg. Like I mentioned in a previous post, "work hard, play hard". Indeed.
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