Life Behind The Lobby' Of Indian-American Motels

atcg wrote:"T Young (TrixieCurler) wrote:
Upon entering a motel office in Nebraska, I was met by the fragrance of Indian spices. When the pretty young lady of the house entered from their home apartment behind the office, I smiled & told her how good it smelled. She smiled apologetically, saying many customers didn't like it & would leave right away. She told me her husband had just returned from a business trip, & had purchased a special cut of meat. She was preparing his favorite meal. We proceeded to talk about Indian food, cooking, spices, etc., & she got me registered for a room. My husband & I had just settled in, about 20 min. later, when there was a quiet knock on the door. There she was, carrying a small, warm, tinfoil pkg: a gift for us from her kitchen. Imagine my delight when I opened it to find 2 tiny lamb chops, fragrant & fresh from their table. I was even happier when my husband declined his share, having just eaten supper at a truck stop about an hour earlier, leaving me the pleasure of both of the chops. Later, I returned to the office to pick up an extra blanket, just in time to see the same young woman getting out of her car with a McDonalds bag. Chagrined to be caught, she told me her children wouldn't eat Indian food. My HappySad tale...."

atcg wrote:"T Young (TrixieCurler) wrote:
she told me her children wouldn't eat Indian food.

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:

atcg wrote:"T Young (TrixieCurler) wrote:
she told me her children wouldn't eat Indian food.

how many moms here (other than bw) have this problem? curious.

Kris wrote: The conversation during lunch went somewhat like this, much to my wife's chagrin; "if indian food was this good, we could eat it everyday" and then the coup de grace " the last time I had food this good was at that wedding reception in New Jersey". Said reception was my wife's cousin's in new jersey six years ago.

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:

atcg wrote:"T Young (TrixieCurler) wrote:
she told me her children wouldn't eat Indian food.

how many moms here (other than bw) have this problem? curious.

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:

atcg wrote:"T Young (TrixieCurler) wrote:
she told me her children wouldn't eat Indian food.

how many moms here (other than bw) have this problem? curious.

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:

atcg wrote:"T Young (TrixieCurler) wrote:
she told me her children wouldn't eat Indian food.

how many moms here (other than bw) have this problem? curious.

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:my girls are both different from each other. both will try pretty much anything, but the older one is far less adventurous. however, she is also the one who has shown some interest in learning to cook. she makes a few breads, can cook up some basic pasta dishes and so on. she'll eat anything vegetarian but has a preference for pastas and salads. doesn't have a particular preference for indian food. the younger one is very adventurous, but her favorite staple is southern indian, particularly tambrahm food. and she seeks out and eats the not run-of-the-mill tambrahm stuff -- vadu mangai, manathakkALi pachadi, etc. in addition to everyday stuff. but she also loves exploring other cuisines -- schezwan seafood is her favorite. lately (since the other two family members are not meat eaters), i've been taking her on and off to legal seafoods. she loves lobster, crab, mahi mahi etc.

kinnera wrote:

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:

atcg wrote:"T Young (TrixieCurler) wrote:
she told me her children wouldn't eat Indian food.

how many moms here (other than bw) have this problem? curious.

I do. They are ok about indian non-veg, but are picky about indian vegetarian. Dry veggie curries are fine, but anything gravy, they won't touch. They don't eat most indian vegetables, like any of the gourds.

Older one eats sambar, rasam and yogurt rice, provided i mix it for him and hand it to him with a spoon. He doesn't like to mix with his hands nor does he do it with a spoon.

On the days that they don't want to eat the 'crappy stuff' that I make, it's ramen noodles or fruits to the rescue for the younger one. The older one drives to the nearby tacobell or panda express and gets something from there.