Vaishali Shah - India has the most multi-dimensional cuisines.
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Name - Vaishali Shah
Instagram handle - @theglobalblogster
What is your favourite food memory
from childhood?
My childhood memories are loaded with
trips to feast on street food stalls. I was crazy for Pani Puri and other chaat
dishes. Somehow the street food in those days used to be more hygienic.
What’s your favourite comfort food?
Most of us will agree that Ghar ka Khaana
rules the charts always. Of course, one
can make it more delicious and tasty with the right masalas. My favourite food
would be wholesome fresh salads (with low calorie dips) and Baingan ka bharta
with fluffy chapattis. And not to forget a glass of chaas.
3 Reasons why you consider yourself a
Foodie?
I would love to sum it up in one
word, “Globalblogster’. I strongly feel that India has the most
multi-dimensional cuisines when compared to other parts of the world. Being an
avid foodie, there is a constant quest for experimenting, executing and
innovating all the new dishes I sample and savour. I always ask friends not
just to feast on the flavours but try to replicate and innovate them at home
too with your individualistic originality.
What’s the strangest dish you’ve ever
tried?
I tried this strange dish which was Pav
bhaji nachos. Fortunately, it had the zing to make it a stand-out dish with
great flavours.
If you had to eat one meal for the
rest of your life, what would it be?
Indian Chinese food is my favourite.
What kind of oil do you use most of
all?
Sunflower for cooking and Olive oil
for salads.
Which is the most over-rated food
cuisine?
When I see these drooling, foodgasm
pics of humongous burgers and freak shakes, my taste buds get activated. On the
taste frontier, I find these double decker tower burgers, 1 kg sandwiches falling
flat on the flavour zone. Fancy presentations with zero taste is all a hype and
a terrible let-down.
Any quirky food dishes combinations
you have invented or love feasting on?
I have enjoyed feasting on lotus stem
nachos which are available at few restaurants in Mumbai. The Hitchki chain of restaurants
which are quirky and high on taste too.
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Your take on:
Keto diets - It’s a good for cutting
off weight, but I make my own salads to make sure I am fit.
Intermittent fasting – I don’t follow
this diet trend. I prefer to intake small proportion of healthy, balanced meals
after every 3 hours.
Fusion food cuisine - I love
experimenting when it comes to fusion food. Some restaurants have blended the cuisines
creatively and the magic has worked with foodies like us. Unfortunately,
today’s street food stalls have started adding cheese on every dish and calling
fusion food. The outcome in some cases
is below-average. So if you are a fusion food fan, I suggest you step into
a good restaurant.
Which superfoods have impressed you
the most?
Being a health food freak, I just
love some restaurants which have optimised the use of avocados with some
balancing flavoured recipes. So yes, avocados have impressed me.
What are your favourites?
I love soups and salads, especially
with broccoli.
Indian street food –Dosas and
pani-puri.
Hidden gem restaurant of your city
(and why) – Eat Pray Love in Charni road serves good Mexican dishes.
Over-rated Indian restaurant in your
city (and why) –Sardar pav bhaji is surely over-rated. They overload their pav bhaji
with butter and spoil the taste.
The restaurant you keep going back to
- Hitchki and Bayroute.
How do you detox your body after an
overdose of eating out?
After eating out a heavy meal, I try
to intake smaller portions the next day. To stay fit, I drink hot water every
morning with some lemon juice.
Any health foods you swear by?
Try to eat fibrous food every day for
a healthy and fit life. Increase your Intake of water, fresh juices and salad
in your daily routine.
