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| Sunday, 7 May 2006 |
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That's life... For a long time I have had my suspicions about all those spices and other leafy condiments one uses when cooking. I didn't really want to say anything till I had acquired some concrete evidence to prove my point, but I do believe that my investigations and observations have finally paid off.
I'm quite aware of the fact that these curry leaves and such are good for you. You could try saying that oh, but you have a spasmic little finger and they'll say that goodness haven't you heard, curry leaves are good for that too and fancy you not knowing that (and they'll shake their heads in disbelief). But now you must prepare yourself for my revelation. They use all these lemon grass and suchlike on the pretext of curing various ailments like twitching noses and bobbing eyebrows and so the list continues. What really happens is that you will make a fool of yourself at the table. Indeed, have you ever noticed that you seem to be only one with a plateful of curry leaves and pieces of cinnamon. Well that is exactly what happens in my case. I'd sit along with everyone else and I'd make up my mind that for once I really must try and avoid all these condiments which habitually take up more space than rice does on my plate. But the moment I try to spoon some dhal on to my plate some magnetic force will come into being and all those leaves and pieces of barle (cinnamon) will settle themselves on the spoon. Any attempt to unobtrusively shake them back into the dish will only work out in completely emptying the spoon, even of the dhal. A second attempt tip dip the spoon back in will result in something very much like the first attempt and by this time Bro boy would bang his fists on the table and in a very loud voice he'll demand to know exactly what I happen to be doing with the dish of dhal taking my own sweet time with it and could he please have the pleasure in partaking of its contents. During the course of the meal I shall realize that even that succulent looking piece of pork I had served myself has turned out to be a rather big piece of goraka. Everyone will delicately finish the contents of their plates while I unhappily fight my way through a jungle of vegetation. The only food I can look forward to eating without any vegetative disturbance is the dessert. And everyone says that one mustn't eat too much of it. The other day I approached Mother-Dear in her kitchen to inquire the reason as to why she must put fresh curry leaves, lemon grass and rampe and suchlike into her curries when she uses all these when making her spice powders. She chose to be rather unoriginal in calling me a lazy girl always on the look out for the easy way out and proceeded to tell me that curry leaves are good for... There rests my case. Certain condiments, while being rather remedial are used to annoy and frustrate certain individuals solely for the purpose of being a source of amusement to conspiratorial oncookers. - Dilini Algama |
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