Comments on Tastes Like Home: Oh to be a kid again & MEME

Hi Cynthia! I enjoyed reading this post and lookin...

2008-02-02T17:04:00.000-04:00

Hi Cynthia! I enjoyed reading this post and looking at the pictures. The gooseberry in syrup is what we call stewed cherries. In the V.I., it's mostly eaten around Carnival time along with stewed tamon (tamarind). I LOVE tamon!! The sweet and sour/tangy combination makes my taste buds dance! lol!!

Wow, I just had sugar cakes with my coffee couple ...

2007-09-04T02:34:00.000-04:00

Wow, I just had sugar cakes with my coffee couple of days ago. We got fresh delivery from my boyfriend parents from Dominica (tamarind balls, sugar cakes, guava cheese)... :)
Great blog!
Greetings from London, Margot

Really I have busy in my life but miss lots of thi...

2007-09-02T22:42:00.000-04:00

Really I have busy in my life but miss lots of things here but I never miss it again. What a great creative thinking in your mind you always make me crazy.

Nice Me Me.:)

You have such wonderful fruits there, and some of ...

2007-09-01T06:25:00.000-04:00

You have such wonderful fruits there, and some of which are so exotic and beautiful. Wow!

Hi Cynthia!Tasty mangoes with salt and immli and z...

2007-09-01T03:15:00.000-04:00

Hi Cynthia!
Tasty mangoes with salt and immli and zelabi.....whatelse i want is that only...thanks

Ayseyaman - thank you for letting me know. We both...

2007-08-31T19:42:00.000-04:00

Ayseyaman - thank you for letting me know. We both have learnt something :)

I have never made chicken tikka masala before but I am sure that I can get you a good recipe as I have seen it on one of my friends blogs. Will look for it and email you.

Hi CynthiaI used my english dictionary to check wh...

2007-08-31T18:11:00.000-04:00

Hi Cynthia
I used my english dictionary to check what Gooseberry means! It was
"bektaşi üzümü" but even it was the first time I heard "bektaşi üzümü" :)
Your post is so nice as always.
I would like to send you an email about Indian chicken sauce.
I want to try some sauce as "Tika masala" I think my spelling isnt good. :)

Sra - that is such a Caribbean thing and I guess a...

2007-08-31T18:05:00.000-04:00

Sra - that is such a Caribbean thing and I guess a Sub-continent thing to say: I could kick you (lol) that brought back some good ole memories. Such a wonderful endearment. You can kick me anytime deary :), my friend the DQ - drama queen :D Hugs to you.

Lakshmi - thanks very much for the info.

Sandeepa - thank you. The snocone man passes here about 3.15 in the afternoon :)

Helen - thanks for dropping my. Always a pleasure to see you. Was/is Nana a big hit in France?

Kalyan - hey thanks for visiting my blog. A very warm welcome to you. Hope you come back and visit whenever you can.

Rachna - oh my gosh! that's one way we eat it too! :D

Lyrical Lemongrass - yes it seems as if there are similarities... thanks for visiting. Welcome and do come back and visit when you can.

Looks like some of your childhood favourites are t...

2007-08-31T12:56:00.000-04:00

Looks like some of your childhood favourites are the same in my part of the world too (Malaysia). I love eating tamarind balls even though there is so much sugar in those little things, while I had a gooseberry plant in my backyard in the old days and I'd pick them and eat them with salt!

awww very nice meme and love all the pics of the t...

2007-08-31T10:31:00.000-04:00

awww very nice meme and love all the pics of the tropical fruit...makes me wanna visit guyana... when we were kids, we wud squash up a baby ripe mango without tearing the skin, then make a small hole and suck out all the juice....heeee

Some mouth-watering shots...I simply can't wait to...

2007-08-31T05:01:00.000-04:00

Some mouth-watering shots...I simply can't wait to read the recipes!

Great post! I just discovered new items I did not ...

2007-08-30T14:18:00.000-04:00

Great post! I just discovered new items I did not know about! Great meme too, when I was a kid I wnated to sing like Nana Mouskouri!!

Ummmmmmmm...my memory...waiting for the ice cream ...

2007-08-30T11:59:00.000-04:00

Ummmmmmmm...my memory...
waiting for the ice cream man every Sunday...he would come sharp at 12...and we would hang on the windows waiting for his trademark shout

Loved this post and the pics that go with it. Love...

2007-08-30T11:57:00.000-04:00

Loved this post and the pics that go with it. Love those tamarind balls

Cynthia, you can also use BottleGourd - though it...

2007-08-30T11:37:00.000-04:00

Cynthia, you can also use BottleGourd - though it wont give you the translucent finish of Dumroot - White Pumpkins/ Winter Melons are found widely in South East Asia. In Madras we also get a melon shaped bottle gourd which almost gives the same finish.

cynth darling... i am gonna kick u for posting the...

2007-08-30T09:21:00.000-04:00

cynth darling... i am gonna kick u for posting these pics. i am seriosly craving for gooseberries(we call it nellikai in kannada), raw mangoes, tamarind... ~sluruuuuuuuup~ sorry, i cant stop drooling... why, oh why u had to post this..... yeah yeah, i am a drama queen;)

Ann - steal away :)Nicola - I used to like biting ...

2007-08-30T08:41:00.000-04:00

Ann - steal away :)

Nicola - I used to like biting the seeds too.

Anonymous - Tigerfish, we've got our answer! Thanks, Anon. Won't that have been something if you found a baby (lol). Ah, the stories adults tell us kids.

Jenn - that's a tamarind ball for you: sweet, salt and spicy at the same time. They are made with sugar and tamarind pulp, we also add some garlic, hot chilies and salt to balance it.

The tamarind can be used to make drinks, syrups, sauces, chutneys, dips and act as the sour agent in many Thai & Indian dishes as well as Mexican.

Janet, Sirisha, Sig, Rosa, Patricia, Padma, Little M, Kevin, Isha, Sukanya & Nirmal - thanks to all of you my dear friends.

Nags - thanks for stopping by and a very warm welcome to you. Hope you come back and visit when you can.

Ady - thank you too for stopping by. Welcome to my little space in the blogsphere. You are very welcome to visit as often as you can.

Heather - hey, it's always nice to see you here. Will work on the MEME.

Mona - Thank you and welcome! Come back when you can.

Swapna - I like your teachers :)

Ari - it is always a pleasure to see you here :)

Latha - you are welcome and I hope you have fun re-creating those tastes.

Amanda - welcome back. I missed you. I trust that you and the family had a good vacation. I totally understand what you mean about the weather.

Come to B'dos - lots of sunshine :)

Karin - sounds wonderful: the gooseberry creme.

Saju - thank you!

Christine - small days, it is, isn't it? :) Here is a link with some more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_gooseberry

Mandira - I'm not doing anything (lol) drool baby, drool :D

Mansi - I'm going to check it out and oh please! not as interesting as mine ;)

Happy Cook - thanks for visiting. A very warm welcome to you. Come back and visit when you can.

Shankari - wow! you have some in your fridge right now?! so many people here will envy you (lol)

Pear - a hearty Caribbean welcome to you. I love making new blog friends and hope that this will not be your only visit :)

Pat - thank you! will definitely pick it up.

Cynthia, just wanted to let you know I have awarde...

2007-08-30T06:49:00.000-04:00

Cynthia, just wanted to let you know I have awarded you with the Nice matters blog award. You can pick it up on my blog!!! Oh you have more lovely food posted here again. I love snowcones!!! My fave was grape and orange mixed.

Wow those aren't fruit at all like around here. In...

2007-08-29T20:38:00.000-04:00

Wow those aren't fruit at all like around here. In Canada, what we call gooseberry is quite another thing as well. I can't imagine how some of those would taste.

What a superb post. I have the gooseberry syrup in...

2007-08-29T18:39:00.000-04:00

What a superb post. I have the gooseberry syrup in my fridge right now. I crave for gooseberries and dont get them here. So I have the syrup like jam. Snocone...my husband thinks i am crazy when i even eat it in cold winter nights.

MMMMMMMMMM seeing the goose berry's and the rest b...

2007-08-29T17:39:00.000-04:00

MMMMMMMMMM seeing the goose berry's and the rest brought back memories. I used to eat kilos of Mangoes with chillie and salt. It was one of the favorite snacks with us in the school in the mango seasons. And not to mention the tamarinds. My mouth is full of water ;-)

Hey cynthia, i finally finished posting my meme:)b...

2007-08-29T17:14:00.000-04:00

Hey cynthia, i finally finished posting my meme:)

but it's not as interesting as yours though:)

what are you doing cynthia? tamarind balls, jalebi...

2007-08-29T16:51:00.000-04:00

what are you doing cynthia? tamarind balls, jalebis, gooseberries... if I don't stop I'll soon be drooling. Looks delicious and fantastic!

I love the term "small days" -- never heard it bef...

2007-08-29T15:21:00.000-04:00

I love the term "small days" -- never heard it before but it's perfect. And I want to know more about ginips -- also new to me, but fascinating!

You brought back memories to my last trip to India...

2007-08-29T14:09:00.000-04:00

You brought back memories to my last trip to India. Green mangoes and chili and jalabi! Oh, my waters at the memory.