I'm so hungry right now I could eat boondoks on toat
see what hunger does for spelling?
Hey, the Bombay Palace was an excellent choice - by Gautam. It also gave me a chance to walk a bit with McTag and Fiona on our way to the underground. Them's all good memories.
I've not visited this site yet, how remiss of me.
(Well, it beats 'bookmark' for an entry)
Goan dishes- as in, "Goan, have some more!"?
Doorbell avatar. Ding dong, Avon calling. No, Thames. I'll barge in.
I'll get me coat.
http://thesaurus.reference.com/search?r=2&q=boonies
Didn't mean to be so off-the-wall, Steve. When I said "Boonies on the Thames," I meant I picked a hotel further from the middle of town than I meant to do. Thanks, Beth, I never realized it was from a Tagalog word.
It's common slang here in the west where there are lots of boondocks. There's also a daily comic strip in all but the most conservative papers.
http://www.ucomics.com/boondocks/2003/09/10/
Goan, as in from Goa. The food from Goa is particularly interesting, I think, because of the Portuguese influence. Seeing a menu with Goan selections is usually a sign of some sophistication in the menu designer/ chef.
piffka, i thought it was fascinating that boondocks had a Tagalog origin, and that it's only been used in English for about 100 years.
ehBeth wrote:
Goan, as in from Goa. The food from Goa is particularly interesting, I think, because of the Portuguese influence. Seeing a menu with Goan selections is usually a sign of some sophistication in the menu designer/ chef.
Thanks, ehBeth. Sorry to be so obscure. Just my little, very little, joke.
Funny McTag
I was thinking on the lines "Goan, betcha can't eat it all"
Great minds think alike, fools never differ.
Glad, I didn't add anything
ehBeth wrote:
Seeing a menu with Goan selections is usually a sign of some sophistication in the menu designer/ chef.
And a sign the guy who picked out the restaurant is smooth, doncha think?
Tagalog is a strange language, my brother's wife speaks it, having grown up in Manila. Can't wait to ask her about Boonduk Mountain.
Goan you guys -- you're so full of wit!
As I recall, piffka, boonduk is Tagalog for mountain.
Until this thread, I had never heard of Tagalog.
Sure 'ppricate it, obliged to ye.
My own language. Sweet.
That's kinda neat, McTag. I kinda thought everyone knew about Tagalog. I was at a Pilipino restaurant on Thursday night - I was one of 2 people in the restaurant not speaking Tagalog. It's very different to listen to. I can't even imagine trying to learn it - it is soooooo different to anything else I've ever heard.
So, back to the divine restaurant Gautam has selected. I am pea-green with envy. Pea-green.
Dang, I thought sure I'd put a post in here. McTag -- since you're being introduced to Tagalog, you should know it is not pronounced like a strange children's game... it is Tuh GOLL ugh, said quickly, which seems to be the way all of it is spoken. My brother has learned a little bit of Tagalog, mostly rude (he thinks) and mostly his wife just laughs at him.
So Beth, what do you think I should order? I thought that menu was just a sample and didn't include everything. Would look again, but can't multi-task this stupid machine.
piffka, Gautam's original link just had a sample menu. I was intrigued, so went and found the restaurant's site -
http://www.bombaybrasserielondon.com
and clicked on menu, and started swooning.
I know I'm being excessively dim here but to save me scrolling back through several pages - which takes ages on this machine - what exactly is
Tagalog
I might have the corect pronounciation, but what is it ....answers please in no more than 20 words so I might be able to easily digest Digest food for thought thinking of eating you bet bye
Tagalog is a language of the Philippines.
ehBeth wrote:piffka, Gautam's original link just had a sample menu. I was intrigued, so went and found the restaurant's site and clicked on menu, and started swooning.
Oh yes, I can confirm, it's a very fine restaurant with an extensive and thoughtful menu. So much so, that I was kind of regretting eating a pile of potato segments and sour cream in the Cheshire Cheese pub before we went.....but Gautam should have known, I can't go 90 minutes without food of some sort. Two hours, maximum.
