Comments on: London Series: Grapes Tandoori on Uxbridge Road http://chowtimes.com/2007/03/29/london-series-grapes-tandoori-on-uxbridge-road/ Suanne and Ben's Food and Travel Adventures from Vancouver, BC Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:57:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Chubbypanda http://chowtimes.com/2007/03/29/london-series-grapes-tandoori-on-uxbridge-road/#comment-1875 Chubbypanda Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:17:21 +0000 http://chowtimes.26miler.com/2007/03/29/london-series-grapes-tandoori-on-uxbridge-road/#comment-1875 Good heavens! £24 GBP for travel? I hope your company reimburses you for cab fare like mine does. Good heavens! £24 GBP for travel? I hope your company reimburses you for cab fare like mine does.

]]> By: Ben http://chowtimes.com/2007/03/29/london-series-grapes-tandoori-on-uxbridge-road/#comment-1874 Ben Sun, 01 Apr 2007 13:55:40 +0000 http://chowtimes.26miler.com/2007/03/29/london-series-grapes-tandoori-on-uxbridge-road/#comment-1874 Hi RobynT: Having hard boiled eggs in curry sounds weird eh? I actually liked it. They were cut into wedges. Hi LotusRapper: If you don't mind me asking, what do you do for a living? You seem to know so much about food and I see you participating actively in so many food/recipe/ restaurants websites ... see your name everywhere. I learn so much from you. Hi RobynT: Having hard boiled eggs in curry sounds weird eh? I actually liked it. They were cut into wedges.

Hi LotusRapper: If you don’t mind me asking, what do you do for a living? You seem to know so much about food and I see you participating actively in so many food/recipe/ restaurants websites … see your name everywhere. I learn so much from you.

]]> By: Rukya, London http://chowtimes.com/2007/03/29/london-series-grapes-tandoori-on-uxbridge-road/#comment-1873 Rukya, London Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:30:22 +0000 http://chowtimes.26miler.com/2007/03/29/london-series-grapes-tandoori-on-uxbridge-road/#comment-1873 RobynT & LotusRapper: I've checked out the wikipedia entry on Pilau Rice (and Tikka Masala)! I've asked my mum how we (me and my family) pronounce "pilau" and only just found out that Pilau is actually the same as what I call "foolab". My mum told me that I pronounce it wrong - I suppose to pronounce it "poolab". Oh well, I pronounce a lot of things wrong, but that's what I always known it as since I pronounced it that way all my life and will continue to do so. :-) RobynT & LotusRapper:

I’ve checked out the wikipedia entry on Pilau Rice (and Tikka Masala)! I’ve asked my mum how we (me and my family) pronounce “pilau” and only just found out that Pilau is actually the same as what I call “foolab”. My mum told me that I pronounce it wrong - I suppose to pronounce it “poolab”. Oh well, I pronounce a lot of things wrong, but that’s what I always known it as since I pronounced it that way all my life and will continue to do so.
:-)

]]> By: LotusRapper http://chowtimes.com/2007/03/29/london-series-grapes-tandoori-on-uxbridge-road/#comment-1872 LotusRapper Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:49:15 +0000 http://chowtimes.26miler.com/2007/03/29/london-series-grapes-tandoori-on-uxbridge-road/#comment-1872 Robyn, What's fascinating about the pilau/pilaf dish is that it's like a study in linguistics and anthropology combined. The different variations of the dish, and the word, are: plov pilav pilaf polow palow pulav/ pulao palaw pilau perloo perlau plaw pilaw pilaff Just Wiki it :-) Robyn,

What’s fascinating about the pilau/pilaf dish is that it’s like a study in linguistics and anthropology combined. The different variations of the dish, and the word, are:

plov
pilav
pilaf
polow
palow
pulav/ pulao
palaw
pilau
perloo
perlau
plaw
pilaw
pilaff

Just Wiki it :-)

]]> By: RobynT http://chowtimes.com/2007/03/29/london-series-grapes-tandoori-on-uxbridge-road/#comment-1871 RobynT Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:28:08 +0000 http://chowtimes.26miler.com/2007/03/29/london-series-grapes-tandoori-on-uxbridge-road/#comment-1871 LotusRapper: Thanks! I didn't realize it was the same thing as pilaf. Rukya: How interesting about tikka masala being invented in Britain! (I went and looked at the Wikipedia entry also.) LotusRapper: Thanks! I didn’t realize it was the same thing as pilaf.

Rukya: How interesting about tikka masala being invented in Britain! (I went and looked at the Wikipedia entry also.)

]]> By: Rukya, London http://chowtimes.com/2007/03/29/london-series-grapes-tandoori-on-uxbridge-road/#comment-1870 Rukya, London Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:39:22 +0000 http://chowtimes.26miler.com/2007/03/29/london-series-grapes-tandoori-on-uxbridge-road/#comment-1870 Hi Ben! I’m glad you enjoyed your meal at my father’s restaurant. I can’t believe it cost you £24 to travel to and from Hayes, when the area’s right outside Heathrow’s doorstep! You really have been cheated! :-P I feel that people who regularly come to London should get use to the public transport system – at least they’d be sure that the prices are fixed. Yeah, the papadams are the best – I used to sneak into the kitchen and pinch pieces as a child (which wasn’t long ago)! I’ve taken a look at the menu on the Grapes Tandoori website; I think the asterix besides the “Murgh Massala” means that it’s a new dish on the Chef’s Recommendations. Referring to your comment on the number of white people in Indian restaurants; of course there’d be many white/non-asian people there - Indian people eat their Indian food at home, not in restaurants. Also, Indian chefs never cook Indian food at home… they each have their wife to do that for them! And yeah, it’s true, Chicken Tikka Massalas, Onion Bhajis etc are dishes invented in the UK – my mum never makes them at home as they’re not traditional Indian food. I hope you’d excuse the waiters’ unhelpfulness – like I mentioned in my emails, the quality of service have gone down since my father’s passing, but it’s still good. Most workers of Indian restaurants in Britain are normally Muslims (and Bengalis), whom, as everyone knows, doesn’t drink alcohol – that’s the only reason I can give for their lack of knowledge about the drink you had ordered. Anyway, your photograph of Grape’s façade is fantastic; you’re a really talented photographer. Can’t wait for your blog about my father’s other restaurant, Sipson Tandoori. Thanks for the tip (yes, we do give tips here in London)! PS – Didn’t your mother ever told you never to touch anything hot! Ouch! :-) Hi Ben! I’m glad you enjoyed your meal at my father’s restaurant. I can’t believe it cost you £24 to travel to and from Hayes, when the area’s right outside Heathrow’s doorstep! You really have been cheated! :-P I feel that people who regularly come to London should get use to the public transport system – at least they’d be sure that the prices are fixed. Yeah, the papadams are the best – I used to sneak into the kitchen and pinch pieces as a child (which wasn’t long ago)! I’ve taken a look at the menu on the Grapes Tandoori website; I think the asterix besides the “Murgh Massala” means that it’s a new dish on the Chef’s Recommendations. Referring to your comment on the number of white people in Indian restaurants; of course there’d be many white/non-asian people there - Indian people eat their Indian food at home, not in restaurants. Also, Indian chefs never cook Indian food at home… they each have their wife to do that for them! And yeah, it’s true, Chicken Tikka Massalas, Onion Bhajis etc are dishes invented in the UK – my mum never makes them at home as they’re not traditional Indian food. I hope you’d excuse the waiters’ unhelpfulness – like I mentioned in my emails, the quality of service have gone down since my father’s passing, but it’s still good. Most workers of Indian restaurants in Britain are normally Muslims (and Bengalis), whom, as everyone knows, doesn’t drink alcohol – that’s the only reason I can give for their lack of knowledge about the drink you had ordered. Anyway, your photograph of Grape’s façade is fantastic; you’re a really talented photographer. Can’t wait for your blog about my father’s other restaurant, Sipson Tandoori.

Thanks for the tip (yes, we do give tips here in London)!

PS – Didn’t your mother ever told you never to touch anything hot! Ouch! :-)

]]> By: tigerfish http://chowtimes.com/2007/03/29/london-series-grapes-tandoori-on-uxbridge-road/#comment-1869 tigerfish Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:30:35 +0000 http://chowtimes.26miler.com/2007/03/29/london-series-grapes-tandoori-on-uxbridge-road/#comment-1869 When I was in London, I tried Indian food near Queensbay area. They were delish! Wonder if the masala you ordered taste the same as Chicken Tikka Masala (Indian food, made in UK and became famous among indians!) :p When I was in London, I tried Indian food near Queensbay area. They were delish! Wonder if the masala you ordered taste the same as Chicken Tikka Masala (Indian food, made in UK and became famous among indians!) :p

]]> By: LotusRapper http://chowtimes.com/2007/03/29/london-series-grapes-tandoori-on-uxbridge-road/#comment-1868 LotusRapper Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:06:40 +0000 http://chowtimes.26miler.com/2007/03/29/london-series-grapes-tandoori-on-uxbridge-road/#comment-1868 RobynT, Pilau (or pilaf) rice traces its origins to the central west Asia region along the Silk Road corridor between China, Tibet, India, (current-day) Tajikistan, Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan. Generally it's a dish consisting of rice or cracked wheat, browned in oil, then cooked in a seasoned broth. Depending on the local tastes and available ingredients the rice/broth mix may cooked with a variety of meats and vegetables. An excellent book for rice lovers (that explains in detail rice pilau/pilaf) that every foodie should have in his/her cookbook collection is "Seductions of Rice" by Torontonian authors Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid, who also authored "Hot Sour Salty Sweet" and the James Beard Award-winning book "Flatbreads & Flavours". <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Seductions-Rice-Jeffrey-Alford/dp/1579652344" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Seductions-Rice-Jeffrey-Alford/dp/1579652344</a> RobynT,

Pilau (or pilaf) rice traces its origins to the central west Asia region along the Silk Road corridor between China, Tibet, India, (current-day) Tajikistan, Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan. Generally it’s a dish consisting of rice or cracked wheat, browned in oil, then cooked in a seasoned broth. Depending on the local tastes and available ingredients the rice/broth mix may cooked with a variety of meats and vegetables.

An excellent book for rice lovers (that explains in detail rice pilau/pilaf) that every foodie should have in his/her cookbook collection is “Seductions of Rice” by Torontonian authors Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid, who also authored “Hot Sour Salty Sweet” and the James Beard Award-winning book “Flatbreads & Flavours”.

http://www.amazon.com/Seductions-Rice-Jeffrey-Alford/dp/1579652344

]]> By: LotusRapper http://chowtimes.com/2007/03/29/london-series-grapes-tandoori-on-uxbridge-road/#comment-1867 LotusRapper Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:51:46 +0000 http://chowtimes.26miler.com/2007/03/29/london-series-grapes-tandoori-on-uxbridge-road/#comment-1867 43 GBP ..... or C$97. Expensive night, btu sadly typical in London. I recall eating a very ordinary Indian dinner in central London with my wife once. A meal that cost no more than C$30 in Vancouver cost 35 GBP (or around C$87 at that time). What really got me was they charged 2 GBP for each 500ml bottled water we ordered (without telling us in advance that "water" meant bottled water). London is an expensive place to be ..... 43 GBP ….. or C$97. Expensive night, btu sadly typical in London.

I recall eating a very ordinary Indian dinner in central London with my wife once. A meal that cost no more than C$30 in Vancouver cost 35 GBP (or around C$87 at that time). What really got me was they charged 2 GBP for each 500ml bottled water we ordered (without telling us in advance that “water” meant bottled water). London is an expensive place to be …..

]]> By: RobynT http://chowtimes.com/2007/03/29/london-series-grapes-tandoori-on-uxbridge-road/#comment-1866 RobynT Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:57:43 +0000 http://chowtimes.26miler.com/2007/03/29/london-series-grapes-tandoori-on-uxbridge-road/#comment-1866 Ooh, I want Indian food now! Does anyone know what Pilau (as in Pilau rice) means? I am just wondering because in Hawaiian (or maybe Hawai'i Creole) it means dirty so I think it's funny. What did you think of the eggs? It seems kind of unusual to me. Ooh, I want Indian food now!
Does anyone know what Pilau (as in Pilau rice) means? I am just wondering because in Hawaiian (or maybe Hawai’i Creole) it means dirty so I think it’s funny.

What did you think of the eggs? It seems kind of unusual to me.

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