1. Good: Saving condiments
Was pleasantly surprised and was really proud to see a place to deposit unused condiment sachets in a fast food restaurant. Have seen it multiple times since then at variety of places.
2. Bad: Standardized boring food
I was told that Delhi is the best place for a foodie. I have been dissapointed so far. May be it is an information asymmetry problem.
Everywhere you go it is the same old stuff – dal makhani, paneer makhanwala or variation of it with meat and veggies with the same base. I am sure there are so many interesting local dishes so why dish out the same old? Other options are MacD, sandwitches, burgers, and other standardized ‘western’ food at exhorbitant prices. I know I can go to CP for different cuisines and old delhi for local food but I am perplexed by the lack of real food in our vicinity. I miss thali in Pune or for that matter weekend Buffet at Rasoi in Providence, RI. I can’t believe I ate well in USA than in the capital of India. sigh
3. Unbelievable: Saving energy at the cost of food
We realized last week that shops just switch off the power to the freezer every few hours to save electricity cost. Thought it was a particular shop but then started looking for it and it is rampant. As it gets warmer outside (read scortching hot) the dairy products seem to have really short life, Dahi is sour. I haven’t started buying frozen meat yet and most probably I will just forget about it. I worry about medicines that need refrigeration. How are we supposed to know if the medical shops do this too? Hope it is a local problem and not a regular practice everywhere.
devayani tirthali 