“THEY HAVE UGALI?!” exclaimed my friend. I had no idea what ugali was, and decided not to look it up before I went there. All I knew from the takeaway menu I was holding, was that the dish came from Kenya. Each item on the menu had little flags next to its name, to denote…
Tag: kababs
Eat like an Egyptian at Hadoota Masreya
Molokheya with rice and fried chicken “Do you want to go to the best Egyptian restaurant in town?” asked John ‘Foodie’ Bambridge, mysteriously. I didn’t bite. Surely all restaurants claim they’re the best, and his question was based on a one-line review he found on the internet. The internet. Untrustworthy little thing. He changed tactics:…
A hearty lunch at Kabab Kolony
[2017 EDIT: I’ve been given to understand this restuarant is now closed] Accepting invites to dine at restaurants has become a double-edged sword. It’s refreshing to see owners and PRs have realised the food blogging community is important and has its own following, but sometimes the obligation to blog, and not just blog, but…
Of luscious kababs and fluffy naan at Ravi’s
What would it be like, to be a Lilliput in the middle of the table set before me, I wondered? To run amok amidst the chargrilled chicken tikkas, to break off a piece of chicken as big as a boulder and devour it? To skip over to these soft, massive mounds of kababs and nibble…
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