spicegirl

Where did the word Mutton come from? I thought the English brought it to what is now India and Pakistan. Is that true? Is Mutton the word for goat?

I have stopped eating French food since last year. I cannot eat that food for the government of that country is not doing enough to stop the violence against Jews, Arabs and other ethnic people. I love French food but cannot support that country in any way. I miss it.. but I have responsibilities for my people.

I have liked the web pages of Robert Bixbaum and John Whiting. Both are very good food writers.

My father trained himself by working as a bus boy, runner and waiter at Indian restaurants. he now is a chef and makes some great Indian food. But maybe the Steves of this site will not respect him enough for he is ethnic and cannot cook French food. He does cook amazing Omelettes and Mrs. Kennedy had eaten his Omlette and said it was better than any she had tasted ever before. So, go figure. But being ethnic is bad in America. For we are treated as second class citizens. Since 9/11 I see that finally black people are getting some respect. Now everyone is after us.

And what were you actually trying to do Mrs.Nina. From your anger and hate it is apparent y ou are much older than my mother. Some older people get angry and upset easily. I guess Mr. Whiting must have a temper too. Maybe you can find some comfort in knowing that life gets easy when we do not take everything personally. I know y ou were mourning the absence of your best friend on this website. But they are back. Maybe you can actually get married to him and each of you can be happier people. It willbe great to have you share with us your happy thoughts and not the anger that comes along with it. Mr. Plotnickee writes nicely and long, but never says good things about those he cannot understand. Maybe when you are married, he will find happiness in knowing that life can change when people are happy.

Mr. Whiting, May I call you that? In our country, we often will call people that seem older than us by a decade or so by a honorific. It makes us more comfortable. Sir, I am not afraid of being taken against a cliff or being thrown off it. I have had many people do several nasty things to me and my family and friends from Pakistan, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and India since 9/11. It is a part of what we are. We are bashed for we look like terrorists. Even when we are women. At least online these hateful members and the owners that seem to enjoy silencing Muslims will not be able to hit me. I have been hit and assaulted in the streets and have had a friend of the family lose his eye to hooligans who beat him up for he looked Arab. Whatever that is meant tobe. I knew the thread you spoke about. It was a thread meant to bash the French, then bash the Arabs and then used to Kill all Muslims. It did not need a brain surgeon to share what some members wanted to do. They corrupted the meaning of Anti-Semitism to suit their needs. They bashed a country whose chefs they worship on every other article on this website. They have hypocritical and double standards that are evident in their crass ways of worshipping money and bashing those that are above that greed. I knew the thread to be hateful and when I saw a partner of the website join in, I was afraid that this persons being from a country that some in the US think of as Arabic as well would get himinto trouble. Well, it did. This partner was stripped of his power by the other owners and silenced till they realized how his part of t he website was critical and much appreciated. I know what agendas people have. And they know them as well. Being customers at fine restaurants cannot elevate ones spiritual understanding of life. It can often only mask the crises that are trying to hide. I see how many new members get censored even before they are able to share their unique experiences on egullet. But I am not afraid to be one of those. By silencing me they can lose the voice of difference, but they cannot erase my thoughts. They may perpetuate the hatred that is supported by the owners by their endorsing some by silence and censoring others for they do not like to hear what is said by those few. It is a game that is unfair.. but is certainly being played here. I come from a country where our politicians have had to play that game with America for we have no money, and America does not want peace in our part of the world. As and when they choose to topple a governement and destablize us, they do so. In the end, they do no good for my people and have done little good for their own. They make our poor hungry, train them to be terrorists to kill the innocets of our neighbors and wake up to the ugliness when these mad people they train, start to go after them. I know the ugly world. Mr. Whiting, do not feel the need to defend me. Your writing defens me and my people. That is a great thing you did for my people. But thanks for warning me of these mad people. I fear Jason Perlow shooting me even before you. But I fear more how he will ever escape hiding the fact that he called for y ou to be shot in response to your article sharing such madness in the first place. Maybe someone at your newsgroup can do a piece on that sad occurence. It is ironical that he make a ugly statement like that after a article that reported on something just as ugly. Maybe he wants to bring his site bad publicity for he really does believe that even bad press is good press.

Suveer, Where do you get the best Chicken Makhuni?

Does anyone have a good recipe for Khare Masale Kaa Keema? Sorry, I am not new to the site, have been lurking for a long time... decided to get registered after I read the bashing that a journalist recieved from other members and the owner on a topic on the media section. Sorry if I am posting too many questions too soon.

Suvir, Are you saying you make Neehari Masala yourself? Do you sell it somewhere? Or do you mean you use spices at home and just make the recipe as one would have seen them made in homes? Do you find Neehari in the menus in New York?

Sandra, What is t he Pasanda you mention like? I have never had that dish. Sounds like it maybe a classic dish from Mughal India.

Bhel Puri with fresh cilantro and mint. Mint tea with mint. Pesto with basil. Mint or Cilantro Chutney is always good. Strawberry and mint lemonade

For someone lurking on the sides, your piece is very encouraging. I felt I should speak up, since the others that have spoken on this page have done exactly what you talk about them doing on other topics. Even as they belittle your beautiful writing, your generous tone in even slamming a hateful lot will be noticed by any and all that understand English as we learned from those that knew the English language and do not understand or speak American. As a native of Pakistan and a citizen of the US, I owe more to the English than to the US for who I am thus far. I give more to the US than I do to Pakistan even. For I live here and work here and pay my dues here. Thanks Mr. Whiting for your piece. I am smiling as I write this for I see your piece come alive with the cheap manner in which the members and also the owners of the site have bashed you for doing your work as a writer. They have made alive every word you wrote which was meant to showcase their faults. And the good work, that you mention as taking place in less visible boards and ethnic corners continues but without any major splash. What you did not share with us was how any of us can get a copy of what was edited and printed in that newsletter. What does it take to subscribe to it? Is it a closed group? I am guessing it is a very powerful group or else the owner of this site and the partners would not bash a journalist in such crass manner. I was silent as a couple of members asked for the death of Moslems. I was afraid that I was a minority and so did not have much ground to create any stir. Those that differed from their hate of Moslems were banned from posting and or suspended. All of this has made me stay silent. And now I see that the owner of the site is asking for you to be shot. Shocking that even the owner did not learn any lesson from that fateful topic you were made to report about. What are these members and owners bashing you for? There is much they should do to at least have one voice. Why should they have a double standard for deleting posts from members that seem that foolish as Jason Perlows post above? What makes him worthy of killing others even in just words but not give others to fend for the rights of those religious minorities that a couple of men on thsi web site are asking to be killed and erased? Your article seems as relevant today as it was when you were first asked to report it, since nothing seems to havve changed yet. The mad men are still working... They are killing in other more subtle but just as vicious ways. Most of us remain silent for we fear being bashed as well. Not only by the ego-maniacs you mention, but now it is evident that even the owner of the site will join in a crass show of power and madness. Maybe your article and the topic in which you posted it will have your newsletter people do another story. For your article may need editing to showcase what the mood is today.