Tuesday, June 23, 2009

The monsoon takes your palate globetrotting

Every country has an especially delectable menu concocted for the rains. In India, the monsoons call for hot and spicy delicacies. Onion bhajiyas washed down with garam masala chai and aloo samosa with tangy pudina chatni. In Italy, it calls for hot oven baked pizzas with a fresh tomato base, followed by a generous covering of cheddar cheese. And like the Italians say Mi piace la pizza migliore, we at Gourmet City really like making pizzas. From the richly coated cheese Margareta to a sizzling Spicy Chicken Pizza and even the Pizza Indiana twisted to suit the Indian palette. And if not in the mood for bread there’s always some hot pasta in creamy white sauce like the Fusilli Alfredo with Mushrooms & Seasonal Vegetables that we serve and the very red Penne Arabiatta. Another monsoon essential is the Dimsums, a hot favorite from the eastern countries, made in artfully folded flour bags and served with chilli sauce. Also, not too far from there, the Thai red curry is an exquisite specialty especially tasty when we serve it with buttered rice. All served steaming so you can relish it in small bites while watching the rain wash the city furiously.