@Samyajit: Food is 'weird' or 'normal' according to the person consuming it...if you relish it, good for you
Remember the bibliophile and human encyclopedia Sidhu Jetha (uncle Sidhu) in the Feluda stories of Satyajit Ray...besides his passion for books, he had another passion--experimenting with food. He liked mixing one item with another. According to him, yoghurt mixed with an omelette tasted like ambrosia. I'm sure many people would cringe at such a dish but I guess it ultimately boils down to the person who is eating the food.
It is not for nothing that we have the proverb “Aap ruchi khana, par ruchi pehenna.”
Same thing applies for human beings too...weirdos are often more likeable and in many cases, more desirable, than the so-called 'normal' people
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”---George Bernard Shaw
Bengali evenings are usually a joyful affair of adda (chit-chat) and debate, over a cup of tea, and telebhaja.
The term means ‘fried item,’ and includes an array of chops, like Peyanji (onion) chop, beguni (eggplant) chop, Aloor (potato) chop, Tomato chop and Mochar (Banana blossom) chop.
Coated in generous layers of spiced besan (corn-flour) and fried in oil till deliciously crispy, these chops, also known as cutlets, can be found at every nook and corner of the city.
At times ... like winter days or rainy season, you welcome those along with a hot cup of tea. Problem is they are deep fried and so off the preferred menu. Plus, those are often prepared at the roadside cheap joints, hence of questionable quality.
Unhygienic yes and certainly not good for health but I love them to bits, especially, as @Deb_Ban said, during the rainy season and winter...The beguni and aloor chop are my favourities
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Remember the bibliophile and human encyclopedia Sidhu Jetha (uncle Sidhu) in the Feluda stories of Satyajit Ray...besides his passion for books, he had another passion--experimenting with food. He liked mixing one item with another. According to him, yoghurt mixed with an omelette tasted like ambrosia. I'm sure many people would cringe at such a dish but I guess it ultimately boils down to the person who is eating the food.
It is not for nothing that we have the proverb “Aap ruchi khana, par ruchi pehenna.”
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”---George Bernard Shaw
How about that?Snacking with telebhaja!
Bengali evenings are usually a joyful affair of adda (chit-chat) and debate, over a cup of tea, and telebhaja.
The term means ‘fried item,’ and includes an array of chops, like Peyanji (onion) chop, beguni (eggplant) chop, Aloor (potato) chop, Tomato chop and Mochar (Banana blossom) chop.
https://www.thebetterindia.com/171655/kolkata-food-must-try-dishes-india/
But I cannot deny I like them.