I 'inaugurated' our new kitchen last night with typical food from the subcontinent: I made a vegetable jalfrezi (green peppers, cashews, eggplant, tomatoes, onions, garlic and of course lots of spices) served over basmati rice, which I enjoyed with some chalta pickle and paratha bread. (Chalta is a type of sour apple that pickles quite nicely.)
I've been pleasantly surprised with all of the comforts from home that I've seen in the stores here already. Some of it is nice to see, such as veggie burgers, mike & ikes, lay's, spicy mustard, peanut butter, grapenuts and the like. There are also some head scratchers that I have to wonder why on earth are being marketed here (or why they're popular): mayonnaise, tang, mountain dew, processed cheddar cheese and folger's coffee.
Much to Kathleen's delight, I even found an air popper for popcorn here along with halloumi cheese, aged white cheddar cheese and other nice cheeses.
I recently discovered that they have a few American chains here too - Pizza Hut, Domino's, Baskin Robbins, KFC and Gloria Jean's coffee. They also have the South African chain Nando's!
Out of sheer curiosity, I tried ordering from Pizza Hut for lunch today. It definitely tasted like Pizza Hut - they've done a good job keeping their brand consistent!
Much to Kathleen's delight, I even found an air popper for popcorn here along with halloumi cheese, aged white cheddar cheese and other nice cheeses.
I recently discovered that they have a few American chains here too - Pizza Hut, Domino's, Baskin Robbins, KFC and Gloria Jean's coffee. They also have the South African chain Nando's!
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