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  1. #1
    Quote Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult View Post
    The irony of you taking 5* hotel recommendations from a crusty.
    Oh, I wouldn't stay there myself.

    I would stay at the Shang. They'd be angry if I didn't

    When I want traditional I use the E&O in Penang.

  2. #2
    Quote Originally Posted by Peter View Post
    Oh, I wouldn't stay there myself.

    I would stay at the Shang. They'd be angry if I didn't

    When I want traditional I use the E&O in Penang.
    You could still go to the Imperial for a munch, though. You could walk it - only 500m from the roundabout by yours. Lovely dining room. Old skool Raj stylee.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult View Post
    You could still go to the Imperial for a munch, though. You could walk it - only 500m from the roundabout by yours. Lovely dining room. Old skool Raj stylee.
    Wouldn't be the worst idea. I did get a horrible dose of food poisoning at the Shangri-La one night. Got pissed in the lounge and ate some meat. Never again!

  4. #4
    Quote Originally Posted by Peter View Post
    Wouldn't be the worst idea. I did get a horrible dose of food poisoning at the Shangri-La one night. Got pissed in the lounge and ate some meat. Never again!
    Surprised Peter, in my many trips to India (Banga and Mumbai only, sadly) I was only sick once and it was very mild, and it happened because I broke my India rules

    1) other than water and biscuits eat only one meal per day
    2) eat only cooked food
    3) drink only bottled water and beer

    Simples.

  5. #5
    Quote Originally Posted by WES View Post
    Surprised Peter, in my many trips to India (Banga and Mumbai only, sadly) I was only sick once and it was very mild, and it happened because I broke my India rules

    1) other than water and biscuits eat only one meal per day
    2) eat only cooked food
    3) drink only beer

    Simples.
    Corrected that last one for you

  6. #6
    Quote Originally Posted by WES View Post
    Surprised Peter, in my many trips to India (Banga and Mumbai only, sadly) I was only sick once and it was very mild, and it happened because I broke my India rules

    1) other than water and biscuits eat only one meal per day
    2) eat only cooked food
    3) drink only bottled water and beer

    Simples.
    With your rules, you would have got the same dose. It was the meat in the 'sliders'.

    My rules were very simple- no meat or fish. Worked well on every trip, and was a disaster the one time I went rogue.

  7. #7
    Quote Originally Posted by Peter View Post
    With your rules, you would have got the same dose. It was the meat in the 'sliders'.

    My rules were very simple- no meat or fish. Worked well on every trip, and was a disaster the one time I went rogue.
    The only serious Delhi belly I’ve ever had came from a dhal makhani

  8. #8
    Quote Originally Posted by Sir C View Post
    The only serious Delhi belly I’ve ever had came from a dhal makhani
    I love the dhals

    One of the reasons I never touch the meat is it is usually horrible anyway. The vegetable dishes are much better.

  9. #9
    Quote Originally Posted by Sir C View Post
    The only serious Delhi belly I’ve ever had came from a dhal makhani
    Love a dhal makhani. The glw's been promising to make us one for ages. She does make the best normal dhal, though. It's the star anise that's the secret ingredient. And the fresh coriander on top. I fry some smoked pancetta cubes and stick them in and make sure I get all the fat from the pan in too, like a piggy ghee.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WES View Post
    Surprised Peter, in my many trips to India (Banga and Mumbai only, sadly) I was only sick once and it was very mild, and it happened because I broke my India rules

    1) other than water and biscuits eat only one meal per day
    2) eat only cooked food
    3) drink only bottled water and beer

    Simples.
    You're right about the beer - Kingfisher Strong - but did you know that all bottled water in India comes the Delhi and Mumbai municipal supplies? If you're in Mumbai the water in your tap is the same as in your bottle.

    On my first trip to India - 8-9 months in '94-5 - I got really bad shîts twice. Both times was when I came down from the clean air of the mountains to the heat and dirt of the plains. {Manali to Delhi, then Kathmandu to Benares/Varanasi.}

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