What memories taste like

"Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels... These are a few of my favorite things."

Just as Maria sang and sang about her favourite things, I wax lyrical about a long gone visit to Singapore with my mom and sister, undertaken more than 9 years back. Everybody who knows me, knows about that trip. And I have been wanting to go back ever since with then boyfriend, now husband.

Sometimes, dreams come true when you least expect them to and last weekend found us both in Singapore thanks to forces beyond our control. And that's when I learnt, much like Maria, what memories of my favourite things are made of and what they taste like. They taste like Chunky Monkey from Ben & Jerry's at the Night Safari!!

And like choley bhature from Kailash Parbat, Bombay Colaba Causeway ki yaadein and idlis, thalis and filter coffee from Sarvana Bhawan, Delhi Defence Colony ki yaadien and Indian Chinese! All found at Little India, in the vicinity of the incomparable Mustafa.

 

In all my travels, I have never ever proactively looked for Indian food, but when I travel from HK to Sing, all I want is the taste of good old Indian khana.