My co-worker Doug looked a little down at lunchtime today, so I pulled into one of his favorite dining spots, the local Indian buffet. The name of the restaurant has the phrase "Fine Indian cuisine" in it, which may seem like a triple oxymoron.He refers to the place as "Red-green-brown" after the pans of colorful goo on display at the buffet table. It's good stuff. I suspect that more westerners would take a liking to Indian food if they could accept a couple of inevitabilities:
* Don't bother asking "Where's the beef?" There isn't any, but lamb and chicken will do just fine.
* Don't try to figure out exactly what ingredints are in the big pan of yellow/red/green/brown goo. You probably haven't heard of most of them anyway. No, the little label next to the buffet pan isn't going to help either unless you know the proprieter's regional dialect of Hindi. Whatever it is, it will be delicious.
As an extra added bonus, you can almost always find a big bowl of candy-coated fennel seeds on your way out the door. Grab a big handful and munch away on the walk to the car. Mmmmm...fennel. It's like a handful of miniature good & plenty.
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According to Wikipedia, many curries are good for clearing up bad moods... especially the spicy stuff is supposed to divert crankyness and has a positive healthy effect on the brain: "A number of studies have claimed that the reaction of pain receptors to the hotter ingredients in curries, even a Korma, leads to the body's release of endorphins and combined with the complex sensory reaction to the variety of spices and flavours, a natural high is achieved that causes subsequent cravings, often followed by a desire to move on to hotter curries....... An unrelated study has suggested that curry has a positive effect on the aging brain [3], perhaps explaining why Alzheimers rates are much lower in countries like India."
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