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India 2017 Food Diary, Day 9

Day 9 felt like a disaster when it began.  I comforted myself at bloomsrooms with a traditional American breakfast of scrambled eggs and toast.

When I got to Rishikesh several hours later, I was ready to dig in to some yummy vegetarian food.  As Rishikesh is a holy Hindu city, it is vegetarian by law.  (Vegetarian, not vegan.)

I was starving when I checked into the fabulous Ganga Kinare.  I chowed down on rice, bread & butter, and strawberry & blueberry yogurt.  That was to tide me along until I had dinner that night.

Dinner was a casual affair.  I had a grilled cheese, followed by a veggie cutlet with fries.

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India 2017 Food Diary, Day 8

According to my notes, I started off my Indian birthday with a vegetable turnover.  I didn’t take a picture, and I have no recollection of it.  So you just have to use your imagination.  I bet it was pretty good though.

In the middle of my day of sightseeing in South Delhi, I had lunch at a vegetarian restaurant in an area of Delhi called Defence Colony.  (It was originally built for the homes of military officers and veterans.)  The waiter brought over some condiments that I didn’t make much use of.

A strawberry sparkling soda sounding really refreshing after a morning trekking around the Mehrauli area.  I freaked out when it came because it had ice in it.  Drinking ice made from tap water [Read more…]