Desi Restaurants...

Yesterday we went for lunch with our client to an Indian restaurant. Its kind of funny to see how the restaurant owners try to replicate the Indian settings here in the US. They put up a lot of Indian paintings and also there will be ample posters indicating the new (indian) movies that are showing in some nearby theatre! namma oor makkal sevarula poster otratha niruthave maatangapa!
Well... coming back to restaurants.... We have a south indian restaurant here in Seattle. I don’t want to comment on the food that they serve there...but the funkiest part of the restaurant is its menu.... Plain Dosa - Crepes prepared with rice batter; Masala Dosa - Crepes prepared with rice batter, stuffed with Mashed potato and Onion curry; Vadai Sambhar - Salted Donuts dipped in Tamarind Vegetable Soup; Onion Uthappam - Salted Pancakes garnished with Onions & Chilies; etc.... On one hand I really feel so happy that they try to convince the locals of here as to what the dish is.... but on the other hand, really knowing what the dishes are..... trying to imagine the way they portray it is really funny!

Logging off for now.....