First pic: The non-cake, cake shopSecond pic: Me enjoying a non-cake dessert
My first experience with Indian cake was at this bakery/corner store. There were these beautifully decorated and iced cakes. For a mere 8 rupees (about 20 cents) I thought it was a great deal…sigh. I took one bite and quickly discovered that what I had mistaken for cake was actually a beautifully iced, rock hard…something or other! I threw it away immediately (and I never throw away food). After seeing my face (and obvious discontent) Zubin says, “Oh I should have warned you about cake in India.” Thanks Zubin.
My second attempt with cake in India was at this Americanized café. They had apple pie, milkshakes, hamburgers and stuff like that. Again, they had this cake in their display cabinet that looked pretty good (when will I learn!). This cake was a bit pricier (almost a whole dollar) so I decided to give it a try. This cake was not as bad as the first but it was still barely edible, dry and flavorless. Naomi said it was the best cake she had ever tasted in India…scary!
My third and finally attempt to get some cake in this cake-less land (I don’t give up easily) happened when we were out and I saw the sign in the picture above. I can’t tell you how excited I was to see this sign only to find out that they did not have any cake. Arruuuuuu?!!
I give up. I will wait until I get on good old US soil to get some cake. There are a couple foods that I will eat on the day I land. First I will get some salad. I long for fresh veggies but I can’t eat uncooked veggies here for fear of getting hepatitis A or typhoid or some crazy tropical disease that no American doctors will no how to treat. After I land I will probably go straight to the Cheesecake factory to get one of their massive salads. Secondly, I will get some cake! I will eat cake!
My second attempt with cake in India was at this Americanized café. They had apple pie, milkshakes, hamburgers and stuff like that. Again, they had this cake in their display cabinet that looked pretty good (when will I learn!). This cake was a bit pricier (almost a whole dollar) so I decided to give it a try. This cake was not as bad as the first but it was still barely edible, dry and flavorless. Naomi said it was the best cake she had ever tasted in India…scary!
My third and finally attempt to get some cake in this cake-less land (I don’t give up easily) happened when we were out and I saw the sign in the picture above. I can’t tell you how excited I was to see this sign only to find out that they did not have any cake. Arruuuuuu?!!
I give up. I will wait until I get on good old US soil to get some cake. There are a couple foods that I will eat on the day I land. First I will get some salad. I long for fresh veggies but I can’t eat uncooked veggies here for fear of getting hepatitis A or typhoid or some crazy tropical disease that no American doctors will no how to treat. After I land I will probably go straight to the Cheesecake factory to get one of their massive salads. Secondly, I will get some cake! I will eat cake!
Then I am taking my butt to the gym! Sigh.
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