Re: [Goanet] History of Mombasa. Old Town Mombasa. Fort Jesus. Tamarind Restaurant (Response to JC by Rose Fernandes) )
On Aug 10, 2014, at 5:14 AM, Rose Fernandes wrote: " My mother would make lots of snacks such as chutneys sandwiches, beef pattiesand for our lunch we generally had chicken or mutton biryani Teatime was plenty of hot tea with home made cake or baath etc...My mother made an amazing curry from ... shellfish." Ola Rose, Good to hear from you ( as usual ). You brought back a different nostalgia with green chutney sandwiches and those delightful patties (which we now try to recreate with ready made puff pastry). My Mom too would make an amazing curry with Tisreos. Not very sure how the present pollution level affects today's shellfish in Goa. Not surprising to read about Biriyani. That must be the result of the Omani and Zanzibarian influence. With all this talk about food, you surely realise that I love to cook - esp after a busy day at work. Ema often says that when she invests in a take-away, she would employ me as a cook. She must have been reading too many books about Nehru, Goans and Cooks (:-). Either that or I am the best 'Find whatever there is in the pantry, try my luck with whatever spices (usually Shan) I can find and hope for the best' artist. Back to Gabe's video, I could not help noticing the absence of garbage strewn all over the place. good wishes jc
[Goanet] History of Mombasa. Old Town Mombasa. Fort Jesus. Tamarind Restaurant (Response to JC by Rose Fernandes) )
Dear JC Yes, this video did bring back happy memories for me especially the scenes on Bamburi beach. At the time though we did not have any camels roaming the beach. With all year sunny weather, as a child, most Sundays were spent on this beach where all our family and friends met. My mother would make lots of snacks such as chutneys sandwiches, beef patties, scotch eggs and for our lunch we generally had chicken or mutton biryani kept warm with a towel wrapped around the pan! Teatime was plenty of hot tea with home made cake or baath and biscuits, chocolate and vanilla pinwheels, etc. When the tide was low, all the children had great fun picking up teesroys (shellfish) from the sand, we had to be fast as they would bury themselves in the sand very quickly. My mother made an amazing curry from these shellfish. Gabe, thanks for sharing, sent the video to all my classmates from Mombasa for them to enjoy. Rose Fernandes Thornton Heath, Surrey, United Kingdom 10 August 2014
