Indian Food Feast

     I went to my grandparents' house to have some Indian food and see pictures of the trip that my papa and Uncle Tommy had in India.  My grandma made some Indian food.  

                                      Bombay mixture     
     For a snack grandma served Bombay mixture.  It's crunchy and yummy.  

Dinner

     Next it is dinner.  I had Samosas which is a potato, peas, and a spice called Tumeric.  I think it's hot.  

                                 
     Chicken Burra has lots of butter.  It was delish.  It is brownish red.  Lamb passanda tastes great and there is chunks of lamb.  Chicken tikka massala tastes good.  But is a little too buttery. 

                                         naan bread 
    Naan is like a flat bread.  It is impossible to make at home.  Unless you have a tandor oven that can go up to like a 1,000 degrees F.  

     Rice pulaob has peas, onions, Basmati rice , and sticks of cinnamon and last but not the least we have Dhal which is made with red lentills called Masoor.  

     I had to drink is Mango lassi which is like a mango smoothy.

                                          

                                          My plate

Tin Marin

    

    Today I went to Tin Marin.  It's at 3708 Riverdale Ave. Bronx 
N.Y.  It is a Spanish restaurant that serves tapas, which is like snacks or finger food.  There is a lot and I mean a lot of wine bottles on the wall, and I am not talking about the song 99 bottles of what ever you say on the wall.  The ceiling looks like squares of wood.  There is a bar, over the bar there are logs, and hanging from the logs are candle holder.  The bar is topped with stone squares.  There are three mirrors and a beautiful painting.  My mom liked the orange curtains.  There is one waiter named Ramon.  He is really busy.

     

     We had really good food ( well one I didn't like). Here are the foods:

1. Pulpo Ala Gallega: which is octopus with Spanish paprika and potatoes.  I didn't like it because it's thick and very chewy, and I only like the skinny crunchy tentacles parts.  It also has very buttery potatoes.

2. Croquetas De Jamon Ahumado:  it is shaped like a fish stick, but with mashed potatoes and ham.  It's good.

3. Coca Catalonia: which is flat bread with manchego cheese, and onions.  Its cheesy, chewy, and crunchy.

4. Pastelitos: which are empanadas,  one with cheese, and one with beef.  The cheese one was delish.  It was cheesy and chewy.  The beef one was great. It was meaty in a good way.

5. Chorizo: which is Spanish sausage with shallots.  It's yummy, it's not fatty.  Its has a nice spicy kick to it, and it's very crispy.

6. Gambas Al Ajillo: which is shrimp.  The shrimp still has its tail.  It's very garlicky.  It burns my tongue.

     

     Now we have what I had for dessert. Yum, where do I start?

These are the desserts:

1. Crema Catalana which is custard with a hard caramelized top.  The custard is creamy and looks and feels pudding.

2. Chocolate Torte which is dark chocolate & almond cake.

It's a really, really, really, really (oh, you get my point) good chocolate cake.  

       This is what I saw and ate at Tin Marin.  It's a great place and you should eat there.

Food Fest

     Today me and my family went to Kids Food Fest.  It's by Citi pond at Bryant Park, NYC 6th ave. and 42nd st.  Citi pond is a ice rink.  People were playing hockey. We had a good time.

     There was a fun scavenger hunt.  You need to find 5 stamps.  Each for the 5 food groups (not including oil).  You get a stamp by finding a stall with a stamp.  You ask if you can have a stamp.  One person said I had to do 10 jumping jacks to get a stamp.  Another reason is you ate a food in this food group.  When you find each stamp you go where you started you hunt and you get a goody bag.  

Goody bag 

     

     There were free samples.  They were some Kerrygold cheese, grape juice, grilled cheese, candy skewers, and chocolate milk.  There is also frozen kefir which I did not like, but mommy and daddy loved it.  I also made my own trail mix with goldfish, coconut slices, cereal squares, and  chocolate chips. 

 Yum, trail mix

     We bought a baby shirt for my cousin.  His name is Charley.   It was perfect because Charley is cute and the shirt is cute, it will make Charley twice as cute.  The shirt said "I heart NY" but instead of a heart there is a pretzel and the I is a hot dog. 

Hotdog Pretzel NY

   So if you want to go there, you better hurry it ends on March 3rd!