“I’ll have an espresso please.”
That is my usual go-to after I have devoured everything in sight. My lack of coffee intake has been hindered in the great country, yet I have something else to now rave about.
‘Paan’.. It is an Indian delicacy that is usually ate as an after dinner refresher and known for its digestive and psychoactive effects (amazing?). The Betel leaves are filled with areca nut paste, sweetened coconut, rose petal jam, lime, Cardamom, Camphor, Roasted fennel seeds, Nutmeg, Anise seeds, Licorice, Almond Cashew, Pistachio, fruit preserves and Katha (a paste derived from the wood of the acacia tree), and edible silver leaf! Then wrapped up and somehow you manage to put the whole thing in your mouth.
The combination of flavours hits your palette like a sledgehammer, especially those fennel seeds! Let’s just say I’ll be on the hunt for these every chance I get.
Stimulate the Senses 