Northern India Food Adventure

Finally made it to India. This country is absolutely fascinating with its fair share of the good, the bad, and the ugly. I'm very much enjoying my time here and find the country to be extremely interesting and unique. 

Indian foodie

Amazing veggie sampan's

Stuffed parantha

My veg thali 

Veg pakora

Tomato and pea curry

Naan. Basically all I eat. 

Potato with cumin and spices

Channa masala (chickpea curry)

My thali with panner butter sauce, raita, black lentils rice, and naan

Garlic naan

South Indian dosa

Gettin' back to basics

Okay okay...I think I am finally done catching up with all my travel adventures. Now I can get back to blogging about Edmonton eats.

 

For those who actually enjoy my travel adventures don't despair...because I'm heading on another one in a couple months!! I will be back in Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, and Indonesia but will be adding India and Hong Kong to the list. So excited!!

 

Keep tuned!

For the Love of Spicy Chicken McBites (Montana, USA)

Why do they not have these in Canada (at least not that I know of).

5$ for a large

Comes with a variety of dipping sauces (ranch, buffalo, honey mustard, Thai, etc)

Ketchup tap. Smart. Very smart.

For the Love of Fried Chicken, Rice, and Sambal

While I've been in Jogya I have developed an obsession with eating Indonesian fried chicken, hot white rice, and spicy fresh ground chili (sambal). So simple but so so good. I'll be honest, I've been eating this stuff everyday, twice a day even. Gotta hit the gym when I get back to Canada. But for now I will most certainly enjoy :) 

Fried omelet with rice and my plate of fried chicken, fried tempeh, boiled papaya leaves,
 cucumber, and garlic sambal (from Pak Bro 'restaurant')

And again.

Pak Bro. Simple little 'restaurant' set up on the side of the street around the corner from my office. My official lunch
destination. And dinner too, when I am feeling glutinous.

Pak Bro

Fried eggplant (tasted like sh** so I didn't end up eating it. Think sponge soaked in oil. I thought it was going to be battered),  coconut rice, fried chicken, veggies, green chili (from Xtreme Restaurant)

Xtreme Restaurant



Same thing, but with a side of garlic stir fried morning glory, my favorite (from Nsi Uduk Resto)



Nasi Uduk Restaurant

 

Little outdoor patio



Slightly different, but probably better than all the others I have tried. This is actually called nasi Padang (Padang rice, Padang is a region in Sumatra). The picture makes it look gross, but really its just rice, papaya leaves, fried chicken, fried tofu, and green chili sambal.



For the Love of Pho

Spring rolls and pho bo

Dessert!

I love pho so I was excited to get my fill when in Vietnam. I ordered pho bo (beef pho), veggie salad rolls, and a dessert drink (waterchestnut jellies, coconut, grass jelly, mung bean paste, ice, and coconut milk). I think I must be accustom to the Vietnamese food served back home because I was sadly slightly dissapointed in my meal. While the pho was good, I found the broth to be a little bland and the noodles thinner and mushier than I am use to back home. The spring roll also had too much Thai basil which unfortunatly added a really bitter taste. Thankfully I have no complaints about dessert because it was awesome. I feel really wrong criticizng and comparing Vietnamese food I have back home to the authentic stuff here, but...oh well.