Food!

Food. The all picture edition.

Dinner in Ravangla near the Buddha Park. Food here was a blend of Sikkimese and Chinese. Momos (dumplings) and fried rice and tea. 

Post dinner seeds are served to freshen your breath. Tasted like anise and fennel. 

Breakfast this morning. Oatmeal and a bun with shredded cheese.  I brought the coffee. 

The dining hall serving line. 

Lunch. Spicey pasta and french fries and fried bitter gourd. 

Sample menus. 

A local Sikkimese chew, doma. The men do it. Some kind of tobacco paste, bettle nuts and seeds. 

You can buy it at road side shops. It turns your mouth turns red. 

Fruit stand. Lady fingers (like green beans and ochra mixed), bitter gourd, thai eggplant, cukes etc. 

Lychee fruit.

Roadside shop. We have many in our naya basti (new village). 

Momos and lemon drink along our journey.

Alo paratha. So yummy. Like a tortilla with mashed potatoes and onions. Kids love it. 

Another favorite is puri, which is kind of like fried dough. We had it for breakfast on Tuesday with halwa, which is like a dry cinnamon cobler without the fruit. Delicious!