Comments on Tastes Like Home: The Essence of Choka

just too many chokas cynthia...your work is more t...

2008-03-01T12:49:00.000-04:00

just too many chokas cynthia...your work is more than a piece of art!..I am just salivating thr your posts..lovely really..

Cynthia...my mouth is watering for some choka...

2008-02-08T12:11:00.000-04:00

Cynthia...my mouth is watering for some choka...

Your saltfish choka looks similar to what we call ...

2008-02-02T16:30:00.000-04:00

Your saltfish choka looks similar to what we call in the Virgin Islands, 'pickup saltfish'. It's a fish salad that is normally eaten with saltine crackers. It's also a bit more oily than your saltfish choka. :-)

Heather - I do hope that I have been able to answe...

2008-02-01T21:19:00.000-04:00

Heather - I do hope that I have been able to answer your question in the email.

Shella - dearest, you always have a place at my table. Thank you!

Hey dear thanks for all that info on choka. I love...

2008-01-30T01:15:00.000-04:00

Hey dear thanks for all that info on choka. I love every one of them. They all look so delish. Will you invite me over the next time you do this????

I shall surely go visit Mary's blog.

Hugs to you

Lovely looking photos. What does choka taste like...

2008-01-29T06:50:00.000-04:00

Lovely looking photos. What does choka taste like? Cheers! Heather

Alina, Bellini, Peter, Kalyn, Sra, Bigfish Chin, S...

2008-01-26T09:32:00.000-04:00

Alina, Bellini, Peter, Kalyn, Sra, Bigfish Chin, Shilpa, Gattina, Indo, Kevin, Margot, Helene, Rosa, Nags, KJ, Kalyan, Jayashree, Ruy, Rajitha, Bee, David, Zen Chef, Chris, Kelly, Raghu, Happy Cook, Vanamala, Jenndz, Sylvia, Asha, Laavanya, Superchef, Proud Italian Cook, Anamika, Half Baked, Deborah, Daphne, Jenn, Toni, Dhanggit, Cooking Ninja, Ana & Victor, Jeena, Swati, Richa, Anali, Truffle, Caff Cowgirl, Dk, Sue, TBC, Nandita, Pearl - Thank you my peeps!!(lol)

Mary - You are very welcome!

Glamah16 - Anytime my friend!

Lynda - You really should take a trip to these parts.

Sig - Only to torture lovingly. The drink is just the juice, but you can spike away!:)

Jyothsna - Thanks for that info.

Ivy - I sent the recipes to your email.

Mansi - You are too much! :)thank you!

Jen! - darling! :)it's so good to see you. Come visit and I'll cook for you again.

David - Thanks for always visiting and your kind comments.

Meeta - Can you feel me hugging you too? :)

David - LoL

Minti -I'll email you soon.

Valentina - It is lovely to have you visit. You were dearly missed.

Rachel - and you can do other things with it too! I'll email you.

Emiline - Yeah, the cocnut is my fav!:)

Seena - Please do check next time. I'll email you soon.

Brilynn - I would gladly make you one :)

Valerie - Yeah the smoked herring choka with rice, roti or bread. You can make dhal to accompany it with the rice or roti. The potato choka is mostly eaten with roti, but you can have it with veggies, seafood, or meat - just as you would mashed potatoes.

Kaykat - Thank you! The drink is the juice of the star fruit.

Nirmala - So good to see you again.

Bal - from your description the dishes are indeed similar.

Flamboyant Eats - Welcome! So glad you like and enjoyed Bim! So the flying fish hooked you eh? :)

Nanditha - Thank you! Recipe on the way.

Shn - I'll write and give you the drama!

Susan - and that is why you're my best friend!

Hazel - Welcome! Do come back and visit when you can.

Poonam! - it is great to see you again. Thanks!

M+Ms - Welcome! and Thank you! Looking forward to seeing you around.

WillowTree - stop, I'm blushing!

Kribha - Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Karin - now you know :)

Culinary Princess - you have been missing in action. The exams went well I presume. Good to see you again!

Kalai - Oh, please do! I'd love to see and hear more about it.

As usual, you have taught me so much. I loved lear...

2008-01-26T00:51:00.000-04:00

As usual, you have taught me so much. I loved learning about choka(s?), which I had never heard of before. That's so interesting that it applies to the way of making the dish, rather than the actual ingredients. Thanks for a great post and article.

I love what you've done to the potato chokha!:-)

2008-01-26T00:25:00.000-04:00

I love what you've done to the potato chokha!:-)

Hello Cynthia,I would always wonder why I'm so lat...

2008-01-26T00:18:00.000-04:00

Hello Cynthia,
I would always wonder why I'm so late (last) in reading all your posts, just realised I had forgotten to blogroll you..now each time you post something i shall be notified ASAP :)
Thats quite a parade of chokhas...always amazed to see regional similarities in countries so far away geographically...lovely post as usual :)

That's a new to me food. I know of choka but to me...

2008-01-26T00:04:00.000-04:00

That's a new to me food. I know of choka but to me its a long form Japanese poem.

Cynthia, I think it was a mistake to come here hun...

2008-01-25T19:21:00.000-04:00

Cynthia, I think it was a mistake to come here hungry. Your pics are sooooo tempting! You know, I'd never heard of choka before, but my mother makes an Indian dish with shredded shark meat that seems similar in concept. Will post that next time I make it! Thanks for the info.

The choka looks fabulous...I'd never heard of it b...

2008-01-25T06:33:00.000-04:00

The choka looks fabulous...I'd never heard of it before. I am going to have to try it...only have to decide what type to try first :)

Cynthia I just love the way you blog. So informati...

2008-01-25T06:03:00.000-04:00

Cynthia I just love the way you blog. So informative and beautifully written!

I don't know if I mentioned it before, but your ne...

2008-01-25T02:18:00.000-04:00

I don't know if I mentioned it before, but your new blog design is wonderful! And I had never heard of a choka before. There is so much to learn! That's great that you adopted a new food blogger too. I'll have to stop by there! ; )

love ur new blog layout!!!shows how long i have be...

2008-01-24T23:10:00.000-04:00

love ur new blog layout!!!shows how long i have been MIA for!the eggplant choka looks soo good! will be emailing u soon for the recipe :)

wow! amazing series of choka :)

2008-01-24T17:53:00.000-04:00

wow! amazing series of choka :)

I have heard of "choka" before, but not as a food ...

2008-01-24T14:15:00.000-04:00

I have heard of "choka" before, but not as a food related word. "Choka" is also a Japanese poetry form, related to haiku.

Hi Cynthia,First of all your new template rocks. N...

2008-01-24T11:31:00.000-04:00

Hi Cynthia,
First of all your new template rocks. Next, coming to your food....Yum. So many varieties of choka? Everytime I come to your blog, I learn a lot of new things. Your pictures, Your write-up, the dishes you come up with...OMG, you are just awesome.

You know, Ive never made a choka, I remember my mo...

2008-01-24T09:54:00.000-04:00

You know, Ive never made a choka, I remember my mom making something like what youve described, but I was too busy to be bothered at the time. Please expect an email from me for some recipes, I really want to try to make at least one. You seriously have some of the best food photos on the net!

Choka...never knew what it was. Oh it looks so mou...

2008-01-24T08:45:00.000-04:00

Choka...never knew what it was. Oh it looks so mouth watering!!!!!!!! Beautiful pictures!

Hi Cynthia, Thanks for dropping me a line...I miss...

2008-01-24T08:34:00.000-04:00

Hi Cynthia, Thanks for dropping me a line...I missed you too!..I wasn't familiar with choka until I read your post..Great recipe...Your website also looks great!
-Poonam

Wow...so many varieties of choka...although i have...

2008-01-24T02:22:00.000-04:00

Wow...so many varieties of choka...although i have never heard of them, all of them look so good..u have a super looking site

hi,first time here.

2008-01-24T00:30:00.000-04:00

hi,first time here.

Hi Cynthia, it is so interesting to read about cho...

2008-01-23T22:17:00.000-04:00

Hi Cynthia, it is so interesting to read about choka. They look delicious I think you are right about having the food precessor at hand! They all look amazing, coconut choka really takes my fancy. :-)