Comments on: The Many Names of Brinjal http://www.foundinceylon.com/2007/01/17/the-many-names-of-brinjal/ A deaf American volunteer goes to Sri Lanka to work at a school for deaf children in Matara. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:08:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: sasha ponappa http://www.foundinceylon.com/2007/01/17/the-many-names-of-brinjal/#comment-492 sasha ponappa Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:56:15 +0000 http://www.foundinceylon.com/2007/01/17/the-many-names-of-brinjal/#comment-492 eggplant curry is my favorite. IF and when you come back.. i must take you to thai roma on PA ave and have u taste their eggplant pad thai.. its nothing like indian or south indian eggplant curry- but it does america some justice. :) xo, sasha eggplant curry is my favorite. IF and when you come back.. i must take you to thai roma on PA ave and have u taste their eggplant pad thai.. its nothing like indian or south indian eggplant curry- but it does america some justice. :)

xo,
sasha

]]> By: Ian http://www.foundinceylon.com/2007/01/17/the-many-names-of-brinjal/#comment-371 Ian Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:23:00 +0000 http://www.foundinceylon.com/2007/01/17/the-many-names-of-brinjal/#comment-371 Brinjals!!! Ahhhh. Having grown up in India, just north of SriLanka, I hated brinjals, curried or fried. I sacrificed dessert and put up with threats of eternal damnation from my parents, but they could NEVER make me like the horrible piece of $#%. So, then I migrate to the US, and my first summer here, since I wasn't able to work outside of college, I was forced to live with my cousins. One day, at a typically huge family lunch, I served myself some rice and what looked like lamb curry. It smelled great! Two spoons down the hatch and I was hooked. It tasted great, but I still had no idea what I was eating. I then asked my cousin what it was, and she said. "brinjal curry...made the south indian way!" I didn't even gag! In fact I went back for more. If my mom was there, I'm sure she would have fainted or at the least given me a lecture about giving her grief when I was young. Go figure! Brinjals!!!

Ahhhh. Having grown up in India, just north of SriLanka, I hated brinjals, curried or fried. I sacrificed dessert and put up with threats of eternal damnation from my parents, but they could NEVER make me like the horrible piece of $#%.

So, then I migrate to the US, and my first summer here, since I wasn’t able to work outside of college, I was forced to live with my cousins. One day, at a typically huge family lunch, I served myself some rice and what looked like lamb curry. It smelled great! Two spoons down the hatch and I was hooked. It tasted great, but I still had no idea what I was eating. I then asked my cousin what it was, and she said. “brinjal curry…made the south indian way!” I didn’t even gag! In fact I went back for more. If my mom was there, I’m sure she would have fainted or at the least given me a lecture about giving her grief when I was young.

Go figure!

]]> By: Bobby http://www.foundinceylon.com/2007/01/17/the-many-names-of-brinjal/#comment-351 Bobby Wed, 17 Jan 2007 04:19:46 +0000 http://www.foundinceylon.com/2007/01/17/the-many-names-of-brinjal/#comment-351 Adorable Damnation Brinjals! Adorable Damnation Brinjals!

]]> By: Erin http://www.foundinceylon.com/2007/01/17/the-many-names-of-brinjal/#comment-347 Erin Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:07:53 +0000 http://www.foundinceylon.com/2007/01/17/the-many-names-of-brinjal/#comment-347 MMM. eggplant. one of my favorite vegetables. But you're right, just using tomatoes & feta doesn't do it justice. As I've been experimenting myself with all kinds of flavor, and curry does it justice. Eggplant is a misunderstood vegetable. I'm truly amazed at how much you're learning while you're over there. You've evolved into this whole 'nother person that was hiding inside of you. I'm glad you're able to share how much you know with these kids that deserve it. MMM. eggplant. one of my favorite vegetables. But you’re right, just using tomatoes & feta doesn’t do it justice. As I’ve been experimenting myself with all kinds of flavor, and curry does it justice. Eggplant is a misunderstood vegetable.

I’m truly amazed at how much you’re learning while you’re over there. You’ve evolved into this whole ‘nother person that was hiding inside of you. I’m glad you’re able to share how much you know with these kids that deserve it.

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