Tuesday 14 October 2008

Taste memories - Memorie dei gusti - यादों के स्वाद

बैंकाक, थाईलैंडः बैंकाक के अधिकतर फ़ल और सब्जी बेचने वाले, भारतीय फ़ल सब्जी बेचने वाले जैसे ही दिखते हैं, यानि कुछ गरीब से, मेहनत करने वाले. सब्जियाँ भी करीब करीब एक जैसी हैं. घूमते समय जब भी कटहल या अनानास दिखते, मन में बचपन के स्वाद उभर आते, जब स्कूल की छुट्टियों में मौसी के पास पश्चिमी बँगाल जाते थे. इटली में घर वापस आया तो तुरंत बाज़ार से कटहल का डिब्बा ले आया, यहाँ ताजा कटहल नहीं मिलता, लेकिन अपने बनाये उस डिब्बेवाले कटहल में बचपन का स्वाद नहीं था!

Bangkok, Thailand: Majority of the fruit and vegetable sellers of Bangkok look like their Indian counterparts, poor and hard working. Even the things they sell are similar. While going around, I saw jack fruits and pineapples, that brought back childhood memories of summer holidays in West Bengal at my aunt's house. Back in Italy, I went to the Asian shop to buy a box of jack fruit as we don't get fresh jack fruit here. However, in my preparation, the taste of my memories was missing.

Bangkok, Tailandia: La maggior parte di fruttivendoli tailandesi somigliano ai fruttivendoli indiani, poveri e impegnati in una vita difficile. Anche i prodotti somigliano a quelli che si vendono in India. Mentre giravo ho visto jack fruit e ananas, e mi sono ricordato dei gusti dell'infanzia quando andavo da mia zia per per ferie estive. Tornato in Italia, dal negozio asiatico ho comprato una scatola di jackfruit per cucinarlo. Ma nella mia preparazione mancava il gusto della memoria.








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