tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post635522584743638977..comments2024-03-25T20:06:01.587-04:00Comments on Novel Adventurers: A Few Ironies of Indian CuisineSupriya Savkoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854983392374596718noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-88867798154919737722012-01-12T13:49:26.164-05:002012-01-12T13:49:26.164-05:00Oh man, so sorry! We might just have to meet somew...Oh man, so sorry! We might just have to meet somewhere in the middle (say, Istanbul) and refresh our supplies, huh?Supriya Savkoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854983392374596718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-6043767812639126932012-01-12T13:00:47.704-05:002012-01-12T13:00:47.704-05:00Alas, the shop that sometimes has Turkish Delight ...Alas, the shop that sometimes has Turkish Delight was bare today. Now I'm on a mission to find another source.Patricia Wintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095600674659292509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-57380150193905928762012-01-12T12:37:09.493-05:002012-01-12T12:37:09.493-05:00I'm told it's called "lokum" in ...I'm told it's called "lokum" in Turkish. And I meant to mention, it reminds me very much of an Indian sweet called "burfi."<br /><br />Wow, the German and Tamil are almost identical! Who knew...<br /><br />BTW, I corrected my explanation of "Hindistan" in the lead paragraph. :)Supriya Savkoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854983392374596718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-27490906501928791482012-01-11T21:35:40.591-05:002012-01-11T21:35:40.591-05:00I'm with Patricia, drooling over that lovely T...I'm with Patricia, drooling over that lovely Turkish Delight. It reminds me of a treat I first sampled in Shiraz called masghati. Might be the same thing, different name. Do you know what it's called in Turkish? Probably not Turkish Delight, huh?<br /><br />Interesting about the Tamil work for ginger. It's almost the same in German: Ingwer (pronounced ing-ver). Love these linguistic wanderings...Heidi Noroozyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351899620446316075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-70988816812584626022012-01-11T20:20:39.565-05:002012-01-11T20:20:39.565-05:00Now that's interesting, Patricia, cause I asso...Now that's interesting, Patricia, cause I associate "moscata" with that delicious sweet apertif. No? What does Oman have to do with anything? Looks like we both have some research to do.<br /><br />Come on over -- we've got Turkish Delight to spare. :)Supriyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517702822500748969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-16998613624180862012-01-11T07:54:09.428-05:002012-01-11T07:54:09.428-05:00Oh, my. The photo of the Turkish Delight has me dr...Oh, my. The photo of the Turkish Delight has me drooling. Tomorrow I'll be near a shop that sometimes has it, and I get some if they do. I used to work with a woman from Turkey who brought some back. It is wonderful.<br /><br />This is an interesting post. The name for nutmeg amuses me. Here in Italy, it's called "noce moscata." A google search identifies that as "nut of Mascate," the capital of Oman. Why is that, I wonder?Patricia Wintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095600674659292509noreply@blogger.com