DICS in India

My dearest DICS,

I blog to you from India, where I have been indulging in several weeks of extreme over-eating. I did not realize that I loved Indian food this much, but I have been eating it for 2 weeks straight, and still want more.

Sadly, I must report that last night I encountered the first restaurant that really defeated me. SeaRudie, you will be pleased to hear that it was your favorite, Angeethi in Hyderabad, that did the honors. Their spicy chicken and veggie kabobs were so delicious, that I kept eating them regardless of the fact that they were dissolving my stomach lining. Let's just say I paid the price today. But would I do it again next time? Absolutely!

As for my favorite meal so far? That award definitely goes to Woody's in Bangalore. It was there that I got my first meal of traditionally South Indian foods. I had the extra spicy ravi masala dosa and my favorite, channa bhatura, with extra-deep-fried bhatura. It was definitely a 10-napkin meal, although that is not unusual here, given that the napkins are super flimsy and don't seem to actually absorb anything. However, at Woody's I felt the unbridled joy of real value: my meal cost me a total of $2. With those kinds of prices, I decided to treat the whole table of 4, for a whopping total of $9.

DICS, let's please take a moment to acknowledge the culinary prowess of India. I don't know of anywhere else where you can buy this much happiness for $2, or so thoroughly enjoy the pain of your insides burning up.