tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058205387307544791.post5128198155827736979..comments2024-03-27T12:37:14.591-04:00Comments on Escape From New York: Paan: Indian DelicacyWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10321288682066590760noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058205387307544791.post-66011418360465689022010-05-06T01:21:04.198-04:002010-05-06T01:21:04.198-04:00I actually really liked Paan! It was fun to try, a...I actually really liked Paan! It was fun to try, and always a bit different. On several occasions the seller insisted on putting it into my mouth himself, which was hilarious!Team Reeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04807265885095959377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058205387307544791.post-53525901072408567192010-05-02T12:31:06.118-04:002010-05-02T12:31:06.118-04:00Hi there, after we got featured in Prêt à Voyager ...Hi there, after we got featured in Prêt à Voyager I thought I would check out the other boarding pass bloggers. <br />We just got back from India! Did you try the Paan there? I showed some interest and one of the vendors gave us two and refused payment. So kind.Aronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684686792915105465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058205387307544791.post-20642975374214023592010-04-30T16:53:07.153-04:002010-04-30T16:53:07.153-04:00Lakshmi, We didn't make it there.
Jen, I'...Lakshmi, We didn't make it there.<br /><br />Jen, I'm glad it didn't taste like chicken. :^)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10321288682066590760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058205387307544791.post-40159557267118029792010-04-29T16:32:33.509-04:002010-04-29T16:32:33.509-04:00I've had Turtle in the Philippines :( . It had...I've had Turtle in the Philippines :( . It had a citrus-y scent to the meat / shell.Jen Laceda | Milk Guideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619343060622081800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058205387307544791.post-7410262195282752672010-04-27T03:16:03.778-04:002010-04-27T03:16:03.778-04:00ah ! delhi is great for street food..esplly old de...ah ! delhi is great for street food..esplly old delhi..did u go to paratha galli ?Lakshmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10131764134144215720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058205387307544791.post-29595623359578430042010-04-26T13:44:43.209-04:002010-04-26T13:44:43.209-04:00Fly Girl,
There is also a tobacco version of paan ...Fly Girl,<br />There is also a tobacco version of paan and I believe that stains the teeth as well as the betel nuts.Not an attractive look. I tried alligator in East Africa and the texture didn't work for me.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10321288682066590760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058205387307544791.post-24092918899159313762010-04-26T10:08:52.478-04:002010-04-26T10:08:52.478-04:00I'm reading the Indian classic, "A Suitab...I'm reading the Indian classic, "A Suitable Boy" and several characters have red-stained mouths from eating paan. The young women don't like it very much. I thought it was just the betel leaf, I didn't know they put all the other things on it.I have a delicate stomach and don't try as many things as I like when I travel but the most interesting was probably alligator soup in St. Helena, South Carolina.Fly Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191335990973494972noreply@blogger.com