Country: India

Saturday, February 8, 2025 String hoppers and curry leaves This morning’s breakfast was Idiyappam or string hoppers.  They are cute little bundles of noodles, each one a mouthful or two, to be eaten with curry.  Sally picks the curry leaves fresh from their garden every day.  The essential job of these leaves is to flavor the curry and not be eaten.  Thus, they lend themselves to the expression, “throw him out like an old curry leaf,” in this example referring to an old boyfriend.  ARI memories This morning’s breakfast conversation … Read more