Those days of school Shenga Vattane Limlet
5:02 PM Posted by ukmad
“Those days when I was in school were the most wonderful days of my life.” This is a general statement which will fit for one and all. The scene in front of most schools hasn’t changed much with hawkers lined up outside the school gate. Nothing much has changed now either. Take for instance the hawkers in front of St.Pauls and St.Joesphs or St.Xaviers. Many might say eating food on open is bad, agreed but tell me who did not eat at least once. Form Shenga (groundnuts) Lal Vattane, sweets and candies, tamarinds, Aavla to even Bhel and bahdang you get it all. Mr.Santosh Purohit a foodie by himself is always encouraged to photograph food stuff that anything else and seeing the photos here it’s inevitable that this kind of eating habits haven’t changed. The photos have been clicked near St.Pauls when the Royston memorial football tournament is going on. All those away from Belgaum live you selves with those memories. Many elders make it a point to come to see such matches and relive those old moments. Disclaimer: Eating on road side and eatables which are not well preserved can lead to illness; this blog does not support or encourage this.
Alipaak it happens only in Belgaum
10:00 AM Posted by ukmad
Alipaak, a snack made with groundnuts, puffed rice accompanied with sugar cane juice.
Alipaak, can be got in two forms. One Groundnut base and another parched rice base. The groundnuts are cleaned and then salt, Black salt, coriander, graded coconut, green chilies, limejuice is added, and what we get is gr
oundnut Alipaak.The process for the parched rice Alipaak is also the same just replace the groundnuts. It can be had separately or mixed with puffed rice and a fresh juice of sugarcane adds more flavor to it. In other places I have seen something similar but Onion and other stuff is added here nothing else is added. To top the preparation and to give a bit of spice a Ladoo of besan mixed with asafetida, black salt to give that extra spicy kick.
According to my knowledge, Belgaum is the only place where we get this. It may be available elsewhere with some modifications. I know of two very special and nice places to get it.
First on my list is Sheetal Rasvanti Grih, on Congress Road near Axis bank. Started in 1984 or even earlier I guess this place is the best place for Alipaak and fresh sugar cane juice. If you have been in Belgaum, you must at least visit once here.
The second place to get Alipaak is the moving cart of Mr.Sant. He moves in and around the city. Ganpat Galli, Ramdev Galli, Khade Bazar etc. & he visits each road on a different day of the week.
So the next time you are here and still have not tasted Alipaak do visit them once for a lifetime experience.
