Sambar Essays

voice, "Is someone there?.. Of course someone's there" (242) and starts to have a conversation with this new stranger. The two start to talk about the foods that they wish they had to eat with Pi started off with dishes such as, "rice and sambar...spicy tamarind sambar..." (243) and naming other vegan dishes. The stranger then starts to name the dishes that he would like, "boiled beef tongue with a mustard sauce... calf's brains in a brown butter sauce..." (245) and a lot of non-vegan dishes. The strangers

food. Both the Children, prefer home-packed lunches than eating school lunch. They think that home food is much tastier and healthier than school lunch. Family likes to cook both Indian and Thai dishes. Mr. Kakunar prepares an Indian dish called sambar with lots of vegetables and lentil, which the family enjoys a lot and considers a very tasty way to eat vegetables. Mrs. Kakunar has a family history of diabetes and colon cancer, so she is very keen on choosing healthy diet. The family considers

Who doesn’t love waking up to the smell of fresh pancakes cooking and the sound of them sizzling while your mouth waters imagining the taste of them as they drown in maple syrup? Most Americans love that, as it is known as the most common breakfast food alongside the famous bacon and eggs. Americans love breakfast food so much to the point where it is sometimes eaten for every meal. But, it wasn’t always this way, because even just a century ago, the average breakfast consisted of something simple

Heritage     Throughout the world there are millions of languages and cultures that can be found in even the smallest parts of the smallest countries.  With so many cultures around the world, there is no doubt that every person comes from an ethnic background, whether they are just one race or are more than one race.  These cultures and languages are often passed down through generations of family.  My entire family’s ethnic background is Indian for as far as I can trace it back to.  From my great-grandparents

skinned and have curly hair. There are a lot of men who have fair skin and slick hair, Amitabh Bachchan most notably. Second, Indians do not eat thick, spicy masala curry every day. In fact, a lot of people have balanced diets consisting of “da l/ sambar, rice, chapattis / rotis with cooked vegetables (mildly spiced / stir fried) or fish / meat.” Third, not all Indians are vegetarians. Some Indians worship cows but not all of them. There are people who eat them normally. In fact Indians consume 30

When I reached America, I started to remember my childhood. I was the youngest of 4 children. I had a sister and two brothers. We were all crammed into a small hut. We all slept on one blanket on the floors made of cow poop. The roof was not very good either. It was made of palm leaves and when it rained, water dripped into the hut. Our house was only lit by a candle light. My mother always fed the other children who were just like me. They were poor and hungry. She is the most generous person I