I’ve loved Indian food since I first had it early in High School. I verily thought I could eat it every day for the rest of my life. So, now that I’ve eaten Indian every day for the past 22 days, in India itself, is that still true? Hmm… ok, maybe not every day; but still probably once a week, if it’s the Americanized Indian. In general, the food here lacks variety, is oily, lacks taste other than curry, cumin and turmeric and uses unreliable ingredients. And don’t ask an Indian cook to cook you anything other than Indian – it’ll all taste like curry, cumin and turmeric, whether it’s pizza, pasta, or a fish sandwich. We were in a restaurant in Palolem that had Mexican on the menu; I gave it a quick thought, and
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