Curry, curry and more fucking curry.
優雅なマハラジャとの生活ともおサラバ、白人の友達ともバイナラ、気付いたらニューデリー駅の前に広がるメイン・バザールの雑踏の中、いよいよディープ・インドに足を踏み入れたんだなと実感。一晩4５０ルピー（約$9）のゲストハウスにチェック・イン、もちろんエアコンもなければトイレも共同、この転落ぶりに自分ながらあっぱれ。これだから発展途上国はやめられまへんわ。
Like I snapped out of a dream that I was once a Maharaj in a beautiful palace, here I was in a moldy room with no A/C and a shared bath located in the busiest market section near New Delhi station. Room for one night is 550 Ruphi which is about $9, priceless.
冷たいシャワーで汗を流してサッパリしたら異様に腹が空いてきた。頭の中はカレー一色。いよいよ本場カレーを食える思いに興奮してしまふ。。早速カメラ片手に外に飛び出した。夜でも十分活気あるメイン通りを少し抜けた裏路地にドープな夜の市場を発見。カンボジア、ペノンペンでもこういう感じの超ローカルな市場に入り込んだが対照的なのがここでは誰も肉を売っていない。それもそのハズ、殺生を許さないヒンデゥー教が大半を占めるこの国では実に半分以上の人口がベジタリアンなのだ。経済的理由でベジタリアンを強いられてるケースも多いのだろうがいずれによ健康的で実に結構ですな。
Took a quick shower and soon realized I was starving. The prospect of finally be able to eat a real authentic curry got me more than excited. Grabbed my camera and went out to explore the market. Past the main road to the little ally on the side was a food bazaar. What was interesting, and a contrast to most south eastern markets I've visited in the past, there was no vendor selling meat. It is understandable when more than half the population here are vegetarian for religious reasons and probably also not by choice for economical reasons. In any case, it's a extremely health diet and with such a wide variety of delicious vegetables, who would wanna eat meat anyways? (me)
オオッ！ ヤバイ！ カリーを調合してる少年に遭遇。早速サクッとカリーミックスを作ってもらった。日本の醤油にあたいするマサラ。マサラを語らずにインド料理は語れない！いろんな種類のスパイスを見事にチャッチャっとミックスしてくれました。１００gで１０ルピー。これを超えるインドのお土産はないっしょ。
Going further down found a stall where a boy was mixing curry. The way he prescribed the spices and masalas was fascinating, not to mention what a beautifully delicious palette of colors.. Got him to mix me 10 bags of curry (10 cents each) as a souvenir for my friends. This is the best gift one can take from India if you ask me! I just gotta camouflage at the airport to avoid the dawgs sniff me out. Whatever, by then my entire being will permeate Indian flavor from eating so much curry, no sweat.
途中でTODKAなるレストランを発見。小綺麗な感じで観光客向けかなと思ったがまぁ初日だしいいかなとトライ。一品で色々楽しめる、タリーという定食みたいなのを注文。これが大ヒット！なんというか信じられないくらいフレイバーフルな辛さや甘さが色々ブレンドされて口の中に広がるハーモニー！ダリーという冷たくて酸っぱいヨーグルトがいい感じに箸休め（？）となりすごい絶妙。ボリューム、味、お値段ともに大満足で幸せな気分でいっぱい。カレーはやっぱり本場でもエライかった。
As I exit the market found a restaurant called TODKA. Too clean for a authentic restaurant but hey, it's only my first day, decided to give it a try. Ordered a dish called Talhi which is essentially a combination platter with all sorts of awesomeness. Took a bite and Oh My Shiva!! My mind was blown away. An exquisite flavor I've never tasted before but a pleasant sensation to my brain, I was stunned for a moment as the flavor sunk into my palette. Everything was so delicious, even the Dali, a sour yogult of sort, was refreshing when eaten in between the dishes. I never put up a food pic, but this one is a one to remember!
優雅なマハラジャとの生活ともおサラバ、白人の友達ともバイナラ、気付いたらニューデリー駅の前に広がるメイン・バザールの雑踏の中、いよいよディープ・インドに足を踏み入れたんだなと実感。一晩4５０ルピー（約$9）のゲストハウスにチェック・イン、もちろんエアコンもなければトイレも共同、この転落ぶりに自分ながらあっぱれ。これだから発展途上国はやめられまへんわ。
Like I snapped out of a dream that I was once a Maharaj in a beautiful palace, here I was in a moldy room with no A/C and a shared bath located in the busiest market section near New Delhi station. Room for one night is 550 Ruphi which is about $9, priceless.
冷たいシャワーで汗を流してサッパリしたら異様に腹が空いてきた。頭の中はカレー一色。いよいよ本場カレーを食える思いに興奮してしまふ。。早速カメラ片手に外に飛び出した。夜でも十分活気あるメイン通りを少し抜けた裏路地にドープな夜の市場を発見。カンボジア、ペノンペンでもこういう感じの超ローカルな市場に入り込んだが対照的なのがここでは誰も肉を売っていない。それもそのハズ、殺生を許さないヒンデゥー教が大半を占めるこの国では実に半分以上の人口がベジタリアンなのだ。経済的理由でベジタリアンを強いられてるケースも多いのだろうがいずれによ健康的で実に結構ですな。
Took a quick shower and soon realized I was starving. The prospect of finally be able to eat a real authentic curry got me more than excited. Grabbed my camera and went out to explore the market. Past the main road to the little ally on the side was a food bazaar. What was interesting, and a contrast to most south eastern markets I've visited in the past, there was no vendor selling meat. It is understandable when more than half the population here are vegetarian for religious reasons and probably also not by choice for economical reasons. In any case, it's a extremely health diet and with such a wide variety of delicious vegetables, who would wanna eat meat anyways? (me)
オオッ！ ヤバイ！ カリーを調合してる少年に遭遇。早速サクッとカリーミックスを作ってもらった。日本の醤油にあたいするマサラ。マサラを語らずにインド料理は語れない！いろんな種類のスパイスを見事にチャッチャっとミックスしてくれました。１００gで１０ルピー。これを超えるインドのお土産はないっしょ。Going further down found a stall where a boy was mixing curry. The way he prescribed the spices and masalas was fascinating, not to mention what a beautifully delicious palette of colors.. Got him to mix me 10 bags of curry (10 cents each) as a souvenir for my friends. This is the best gift one can take from India if you ask me! I just gotta camouflage at the airport to avoid the dawgs sniff me out. Whatever, by then my entire being will permeate Indian flavor from eating so much curry, no sweat.
途中でTODKAなるレストランを発見。小綺麗な感じで観光客向けかなと思ったがまぁ初日だしいいかなとトライ。一品で色々楽しめる、タリーという定食みたいなのを注文。これが大ヒット！なんというか信じられないくらいフレイバーフルな辛さや甘さが色々ブレンドされて口の中に広がるハーモニー！ダリーという冷たくて酸っぱいヨーグルトがいい感じに箸休め（？）となりすごい絶妙。ボリューム、味、お値段ともに大満足で幸せな気分でいっぱい。カレーはやっぱり本場でもエライかった。
As I exit the market found a restaurant called TODKA. Too clean for a authentic restaurant but hey, it's only my first day, decided to give it a try. Ordered a dish called Talhi which is essentially a combination platter with all sorts of awesomeness. Took a bite and Oh My Shiva!! My mind was blown away. An exquisite flavor I've never tasted before but a pleasant sensation to my brain, I was stunned for a moment as the flavor sunk into my palette. Everything was so delicious, even the Dali, a sour yogult of sort, was refreshing when eaten in between the dishes. I never put up a food pic, but this one is a one to remember!
