comfort food

[smittenbyu]

I am currently reading The Omnivore's Dilemma. Many thoughts come up from it. One thing that stuck out is the reason he and others crave fast food (such as chicken nuggets) is the reminder of childhood comfort. And then I thought about what my comfort foods are that go back to childhood times. And it's mom's simple tomato dhal/pappu. When she makes it the house fills up with the aromatic fragrance of cooking pulses and tomatoes and curry leaves. It makes my mouth water, it makes me hungry, it fills me up with warmth of home.

I have tried very much to replicate mom's recipe. But it never comes out the same. It never fills the house with the same fragrances as when mom cooks it. Mom finds this silly as it's a dish as common as macaroni and cheese in some American homes. She kind of feels insulted that I am craving for such a simple dish when she cooks other more elaborate items ever so deliciously.

I blame the tomatoes. I put three and still don't get the flavour of the fruit. sigh. And now I am hungry and craving for some tomato pappu. And mom is so far away...sigh

What's your comfort food? 

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[remembrances.livejournal.com]

On a cold day, chicken soup with rice.

On a hot day, kimbap, which is the Korean version of sushi.

[inspirethoughts.livejournal.com]

Icecream when I am down, really down, like shattered down. Else nachos and cheese with jalapenos works wonders. :)

[fussycat.livejournal.com]

I don't think I have a comfort food as such. I've been sitting here and thinking but nothing really comes to mind.

But that's an interesting thought that people crave things as a reminder of childhood, that could explain my hubby's terrible cravings for soda and cookies. I'm having a hard time understanding why he wants something that's bad for him cause I don't crave these things at all. Never had soda and cookies as a child myself.

Bananas could be one of my things, sometimes we buy a kilo of bananas and I feel like I could eat them all in one go but I don't because I don't want my hubby think I've gone crazy :P When I was little bananas were impossible to get. I had ONE banana when I was 8 that I had to share with my brother, I would have given anything to get more!

Oatmeal or farina

[dakini-bones.livejournal.com]

My mother would make on cold mornings.