FOOD MOOD

   

     Memories are the part of everyone's life. Some of them are good whereas some are bad but, whether good or bad we always remember them. Some memories get printed in our mind in such a way that we can visualise the entire scene in front of us. I would like to share one such experience of mine, the experience of visiting a restaurant. The experience was of the time I went to my aunt's house in Vijayawada. A restaurant named Namo. That place reminded me of ''me'' being a princess of a palace. They had swings to sit just like we see in the palace. Everything served had some unique style. The restaurant is famous for both veg and non-veg dishes. The ambience was neat and clean. The staff was good. I went to this place with two of my cousin's. We were so hungry it was nearly 1 p.m. when we reached there. I usually prefer to visit a cafe. But my cousins insisted to visit Rajbhog. So we decided to dine in and that was a really good experience for me. The staff had a fixed traditional uniform which was a dhoti n kurta of white colour.

          They had a royal thali in which the food was served. Gongura is a plant which is grown for its edible leaves. These leaves are used in  South Central Indian cuisine to impart a a tart flavor. There are other varieties of interesting chutney's like Vankaya (that is brinjal) pacchidi or my favourite Allam (that is ginger) pacchidi. The pickle served along with chutney's is called as avakkai (mango pickle). Akura pappu combines the goodness of spinach with the protein content of conventional dal. They had 25 different Thalia's in their menu representing different states. They have variety of starters , soups and many more dishes were included in the main course. We preferred to eat a South Indian thali . Within 5 mins of placing the order , they brought a big banana leaf and kept it on the thali in which the food was to be served. It gave me the vibes of sitting in the palace of king Vikram Aditya.  They gave us water which contained basil leaves in it.

        By the time the food was to be served the manager was enlightening us with the war stories of King Vikram Aditya and about the food culture of Southern India  The thali was filled with rice, biryani, gongora, pacchidi (a type of chutney),potato curry, fried bhindi(lady finger), pappu (dal),and many more items and in the end they serve ginger flavoured buttermilk. This was the first time I experienced eating a thali and learning about the heritage food and culture of South India. I was so happy with the food that while leaving the restaurant I rang the bell and the entire staff present over there said Thank you and Visit Again in Telugu.