Food and feeding people can say so many things. In India, I was fed well. My hosts from the Teacher Foundation and at Brilliant Stars Schools, made sure to expose me to the best that India had to offer in the way of eats. In Bangalore, we visited four restaurants beyond the hotel. We shared a family style meal with a variety of curry dishes early on. Surprisingly, the chicken was not too spicy for me. I tried all the chicken dishes and I found the butter chicken to be the least spicy and the best choice for me. Next, we visited a restaurant featuring the foods of Rajasthan. This meal was long and visually pleasing, but it was entirely too spicy for me! I tried many dishes, but I ended up heading to the restroom four times before we left as I had taken in so much water in an attempt to cool down the heat in my mouth. We also had breakfast at one of the oldest restaurants in Bangalore. We had freshly squeezed grape juice, an amazing pancake like dish and eggs and potatoes. Once again, the food was very flavorful and a little on the spicy side, but I enjoyed hearing the history of the restaurant and sampling their most famous dishes. Once I arrived in Tripura, I was able to eat more. Our wonderful cook for the week, Suprea, made dishes especially for me. She toned down the heat and I was so happy to finally be able to fill up before my mouth was officially on fire. My favorite dish from Suprea was an onion and potato dish. She made this daily with different types of breads which were used a shells or "buns" for the potato and onion deliciousness.
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Jane PhillipsJane Phillips is a teacher at Okemos High School in Okemos, Michigan. In the summer of 2017, she travelled to India with the U.S. State Department as part of the Teachers for Global Classrooms Program. Archives
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