The B-school has a new building. I was enjoying an afternoon constitutional the other day when I decided to make a slight detour and take a dekko inside the building. Snazzy. Uber snazzy.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Thesis writing, Shutki machher jhal
Is a very uphill task. You certainly know of a certain Frodo Baggins who started his dissertation under Gandalf the Grey, a wise tenured PI. That story is detailed here. So, I visited the bigsis at Urbana. Did you know that city is the home of Miss America 2003? There, I have improved your day somewhat with that leetil factoid. Also, I made Shutki Machh with dried fish from the Chinese store. Here are a few facts about Shutki Machh.
- It is made with dried, salted fish.
- The original recipe is Bangaldeshi.
- I am part Bangladeshi, at least by lineage.
- The best prep of Shutki is the low-on-gravy-high-on-chilli version. This is also called the 'Jhal'.
- Shutki machher jhal is usually mind-shatteringly hot and spicy. As in your insides will melt and your read end might think it is a Kilimov RD33 afterburner.
- Shutki stinks to high heaven. People of a delicate disposition, and of a genteel upbringing have been known to faint whilst walking past a place where they were just drying out Shutki.
- The same people will fight each other to eat more Shutki. But they cannot make it.
- Trade secret: soak said dried fish in hot water for a while. That will kill some of the stink.
- Bigger trade secret: the process of cooking will drive your neighbours out of their shantys (Shutki is rarely cooked in American Suburbia or any random Manhattan co-op).
- Shutki is sometimes made with Loitta fish. Here is a recipe. Here is another.
Monday, October 05, 2009
I moved
About a month ago to this new place. Packing up was hard, and I had a very Jerome K Jerome moment. Here is a pic to go with it. The only thing missing is, you guessed it - Montmorency!
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