Norukks...
This afternoon a friend of mine remarked , ‘lunch is optional ,ennaku norukku theeni irundha podhum ‘ (Lunch is optional just snacks would do ).Norukku theeni – guess am hearing this word after a very long time….did ring a bell… my mom often discouraged us (me and my sis) from having these. It was a long list…
Japanese cake
I seriously donno know from where it got its name… but this three layered delicacy is just irresistible even today. The middle layer is rich cream… the top (presentation) layer has a dollop of chocolate… and then it is a mixture of wafer, nuts and cream. This was eaten only layer by layer …with occasional eyeing on my sis on her cake … don’t u think finishing last is a piece of cake by itself.
P.s : Over the years my eating habit has improved…hmm .. now am a lady
Masala kadalai
These are those groundnuts with the red covering made of chilli powder and some masala stuff with a few cloves of garlic...way back 5:30 p.m meant cartoon time!! am talking abt the good old Doordharsan days.. out came Mickey mouse ,Donald duck , mole , beaver .. as they went clack,clack we would start to separate the masala from the nut make small mounds of masala and kadalai…then have a serious discussion as to which is to be eaten first..masala or the nuts. Yes wasting time even while watching TV… but those were the days … worries and concerns strictly lasted for only 2 mins.
Thien mittai
Thien mittai or honey sweet if u like it that way , was something I was not allowed to eat I have seen it, heard about it but never tasted it for a long, long time…-garden of Eden experience. Nowhere in the world will u get such tasty sweets...this is trademark Tamil nadu... and it was not sold in packets, but sold in loose (that’s how they called it) when I was a small kid. For hygiene sake this was a big NO NO at home… Days changed and these awesome stuffs came out as packed items…God what a relief! It became as regular as getting provisions at home one pack every two days… But stopped eating them ever since the honey in the sweet was replaced by sugar syrup…the glorious days of thien mittai became history.
Double Decker
Dairy Milk, Amul ,CampCo, FiveStar, KitKat , Crackle ,MilkyBar, Perk , Munch…whatever be it ..comes only after DoubleDecker both chronologically and yummylogically!! This was strictly after school call it extra curricular activity…on the way back from school my hand would be adorned with this chocolate with my taste buds having a jolly good time…This choco is no longer available in the market…so for those of u who missed it - u missed it for life
Turkey Egg
8:55 a.m - Re.1 - Kitchen Choice( de shop opposite our school) – anna turkey egg - red one – globuck… gulp!!!! Not sure if it is still available….turkey eggs where oval sweets made of just condensed sugar syrup that came in different colors. They were some 2 inches wide…so guess how my mouth wud have looked with one of them. But this was my sole savior during morning assembly which started at 9, since the chatterbox was otherwise occupied. Talking during assembly was a forbidden act!!
and then last but not the least..The mighty 'Maggi noodles'..hmm.. the two-minute miracle deserves a seperate post all for itself..catch u then
Japanese cake
I seriously donno know from where it got its name… but this three layered delicacy is just irresistible even today. The middle layer is rich cream… the top (presentation) layer has a dollop of chocolate… and then it is a mixture of wafer, nuts and cream. This was eaten only layer by layer …with occasional eyeing on my sis on her cake … don’t u think finishing last is a piece of cake by itself.
P.s : Over the years my eating habit has improved…hmm .. now am a lady
Masala kadalai
These are those groundnuts with the red covering made of chilli powder and some masala stuff with a few cloves of garlic...way back 5:30 p.m meant cartoon time!! am talking abt the good old Doordharsan days.. out came Mickey mouse ,Donald duck , mole , beaver .. as they went clack,clack we would start to separate the masala from the nut make small mounds of masala and kadalai…then have a serious discussion as to which is to be eaten first..masala or the nuts. Yes wasting time even while watching TV… but those were the days … worries and concerns strictly lasted for only 2 mins.
Thien mittai
Thien mittai or honey sweet if u like it that way , was something I was not allowed to eat I have seen it, heard about it but never tasted it for a long, long time…-garden of Eden experience. Nowhere in the world will u get such tasty sweets...this is trademark Tamil nadu... and it was not sold in packets, but sold in loose (that’s how they called it) when I was a small kid. For hygiene sake this was a big NO NO at home… Days changed and these awesome stuffs came out as packed items…God what a relief! It became as regular as getting provisions at home one pack every two days… But stopped eating them ever since the honey in the sweet was replaced by sugar syrup…the glorious days of thien mittai became history.
Double Decker
Dairy Milk, Amul ,CampCo, FiveStar, KitKat , Crackle ,MilkyBar, Perk , Munch…whatever be it ..comes only after DoubleDecker both chronologically and yummylogically!! This was strictly after school call it extra curricular activity…on the way back from school my hand would be adorned with this chocolate with my taste buds having a jolly good time…This choco is no longer available in the market…so for those of u who missed it - u missed it for life
Turkey Egg
8:55 a.m - Re.1 - Kitchen Choice( de shop opposite our school) – anna turkey egg - red one – globuck… gulp!!!! Not sure if it is still available….turkey eggs where oval sweets made of just condensed sugar syrup that came in different colors. They were some 2 inches wide…so guess how my mouth wud have looked with one of them. But this was my sole savior during morning assembly which started at 9, since the chatterbox was otherwise occupied. Talking during assembly was a forbidden act!!
and then last but not the least..The mighty 'Maggi noodles'..hmm.. the two-minute miracle deserves a seperate post all for itself..catch u then
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