So am I a Gourmet or a connoisseur of fine food. “No” infect
I am writing about something which I have eaten for the first time in my life. So
if you are looking for some expert advice I think you are at a wrong place and you
will be wasting your time, you should try zomato.com or some other place. I too
am not sure about these websites except zomoto as I am not a foodie types. So why
am I writing this? I am writing this as I conceder myself from a class who
wants to taste exotic food but will not go to a “exotic” place with 5star tag
for oblivious reasons.
This Dish was “Thukpa” and the place was DILLI HAAT INA market New Delhi. I am going to give you a firsthand report of a layman tasting this dish for the first time. There are stalls for different states selling different foods from their respective states. Cheap and OK standards, at times food is good. It can be a very good outing with family on a weekend if you belong to my category that looks at the right hand side of the menu card first in a restaurant. So let me start on my experience of eating Thukpa. I had a friend who had suggested me Thukpa which he told me is a Tibetan noodle soup, which it is. I was at Dilli Haat and wanted to try this, Wikipedia on my mobile told me --Thukpa is a Tibetan noodle soup. The dish became popular in Bhutan, and the states of Sikkim, Assam, and Arunachal
Pradesh in Northeast India. It is also popular in the Ladakh region and the state of Himachal
Pradesh.
Wow!! This
information got me excited and could not resist this call to adventure.
There are
few stalls of food at dilli haat where you can get Thukpa.
I went to Manipur food stall as my friend had told me about this stall, but I am not sure which
is best out of them, I don’t think I can make out a difference between a good
Thukpa or a bad one. I ordered one chicken Thukpa, you get differ Thukpa
including a pork and even vegetarian Thukpa. I loved the dish and for sure this
will not be the last time I am eating this. So what it is? It is what Wikipedia
had told me - a noodle soup. Let me ask you few questions? Do you like clear
soups specially clear chicken soups? Do you like noodles? If the answer is - yes.
Than this dish is for you. The soup is spicy but not very hot. You can try this
with a fruit beer which had very sweet test so if you don’t like extra sweet
taste go for normal coke or Pepsi. I have liked the Thukpa… not only liked it
but now I am a fan of it, will try it again if you have any suggestion for me, I
will be more than happy to know anything you tell me about Thukpa.
