(Translation from my blog)
Khub chhotobelaay Ma Baba r sathe Ceylon jai. haan- tokhon Shey jaayga ta r nam Ceylon i chhilo. Porey tar naam holo Sri Lanka. Sheta i holo amar prothom bidesh bhromon. Shei bhromon er kono smriti nei.
Tar por, high school er porar shomoy, Nepal gelam. By road, Raxaul check point theke Kathmandu- ekta lorbore Jeep e, jar exhaust er dhNoaay amra, pechhone r seat e bosha dada aar ami, praay behoosh. Rasta r dhaare du tin baar cha kheyechhilam. Ta chhara shei jatrapoth er khabarer kono recollection nei. Kathmandu khub interesting jaayga. Tobey khabarer kono bisheshotto pai ni. Hippie jamana. Ganja, bhang, charas. Amar Ma kichhutei oder dike takateo debe na amader. Amra toh Ha korey dekhbar taaley. Ajob jaayga. Taxi gulo o Mercedes Benz.
Tobey khabar kawtha khub ekta monay dhorey ni.
Koyek bochhor porey prothom e North America e jai. Toronto, January 1975. Airport theke beriye monay holo je thanda haowa ta mukher upor chabuk marlo. Kichhukkhon er modhye naak mukh chokh daaNt- shob obosh hoye gelo. haat pa aar puro shorir jeno kothay udhao- kono bodh shokti roilo na. Amar jyathtuto dada taratari gari te boshiye bari niye gelen. Koyek ghonta por jeno bodh phirlo. Dada boudi dujon ei kaaj koren, amake khabar dabar bujhiye diye choley gelen.
Okhankar sada ruti odbhut norom aar birat boro slice kora. Kolkata r Prince bakery r pau ruti slice er char guun boro. Bhetore prothom bar khelam mayonnaise. Ham o chhilo- kintu sheta agey o kheyechhi- tai sheta kichhu notun monay holo na. Tobey mayonnaise ta chomotkar laglo.
Koyekdin er modhye anek notun khabar try korlam. Amar boudi Spaghetti Bolognese khawalen- Spaghetti khete oteeshtho holam. kata r modhye penchiye penchiye khaowa r na chhilo dhoirjyo, aar na chhilo khomota. Goru chhagoler moton chibiye chibiye spaghetti r dori gulo khete shikhlam, kichhuta mukh e abar kichhu ta mukh theke jhulchhe- astey astey mukher modhye dhukchhe... Era eto plate bhorti noodle eto taratari ki korey khaay?! Bhebe i kuul pai na....
Red Delicious apple khelam. Ki subash! Ki toktoke lal rong! Ki aloo r moton taste!! :( Kochor kochor korey khelam. Hotat amader desher Himachal er chhoto apple gulo r jonnye boro ichha jaglo- tobey shey ki aar hoy?
Kichhu din por prothom bar khelam celery. Oi rokom odbhut taste er shobji kono din khaiki purbe. Moteo bhalo laage ni. Tobey kemon jani chena chena shwadh. (Anek bochhor porey monay holo- 'Arre! e toh raNdhuni r moton!'
Thik shey bhabe Thyme er taste je Ojowain er moton, sheta bujhlam.
Tobey aar ekta khabar kheye i tar premey porlam- aar sheta holo Avocado. Keno jani- ota r moton instant appeal khub kom khabare peyechhi. Tobey peyechhi. Jemon Fuyu Persimmons Southern California te kheye praay addiction er moton hoye gechhilo. Tar agey ekta Hachiya Persimmon kheyechhilam, jeta puropuri paka chhilo na. Bidghutey kosh bhab ta jeebh theke beriye jete praay 2 din legechhilo. Unpleasantness scale e man kochu kheye gawla dhorar moto i obostha. tar por bohu bochhor Persimmons khabar shahosh hoy ni. Bhoye bhoye ekta Farmer's market e Fuyu Persimmons kheye bhoy mukto holam.
Prothom prothom ekhankar chicken dekhe toh mugdho hoyechhilam. Iya boro boro piece (amader dishi murgi gulo khyangrakatthi r moton haar gila chehara te mangsho i nei- tai haar chibiye joto anondo). Kichhu bochhorer modhye shei deshi murgi r otuloniyo shwadh ta i lobhoniyo monay kortam (tobey dukkher bishoy- je deshe o Broiler chicken eshe deshi murgi r byabsha khotom korey dey). Moporshol e na gele shei deshi murgi aar khawa jaay na.
Aar broiler poultry farm er dim e o deshi murgi r dim er ddher tophat. Birat tophat.
1970s e besh kora kori rationing chhilo ( 4 te juddher por - India te shob kichhu r jonnye rationing ebong line e dNarano ekdom Standard Operating Procedure.
Shei shomoy amar Ma ekbar USA te elen. Amar Ma khub bhalo ranna korten aar ma r haater mishti bikhyato chhilo. Amader hospital er kachhe i ekta sadharan grocery r dokan (Stop and Save) e prothom bar dhuke i Ma r ki ullash! 'Ekhane din rat joto khushi dudh aar chini kinte paowa jai!!' Ma trunk call korey deshe bari te janalen!
Tarpor khelam ekhankar machh- Shad- Ilish er moton- East Coast er machh, Salmon- sob cheye bhalo holo Sockeye salmon (Salmon er bhinno jaat achhe- bajare alada shomoye otthe- sockeye- matro 6-8 soptahe otthe spring time e), East Coast er cod aar herring, Great Lakes er Whitefish o Smelt, Mountain states es Trout, Pacific Halibut, Flounder, Sea Bass ... list choltei thakbe...
America r ekta mosto boro guun achhe. Notun jinish, bishesh korey khabarer proti ekta bhishon curiosity achhe. Amar e deshe 30 bochhorer upor boshoti te dekhechhi je lokjon koto rokom er notun khabar khete shikhechhe, aar kheye bhalobeshechhe. Amar ek boudi Vancouver Island e manush (Canada te). Tini bolen je onar school college er diin e shob cheye ' exotic foreign dish' chhilo Pizza. Ekhon to Pizza holo tiin bela r khabar- shob jaaygaay. Protyek shohorey, graam e ekta Chinese food er dokan thakbe i. Ta chhara du tiin te Mexican food er dokan o thakbe ( je gulo 1970 s e shohoje chokhe porto na).
Aajkal dekhchhi Indian food er upor ekta rising interest. Ekta chain achhe Trader Joe's boley. Ami proti soptahe okhan theke frozen garlic o Plain Tandoori naan, Palak paneer, vegetable Biryani, Chicken Tikka masala, Masala Simmering Sauce, Curry sauce, Vegetable Cutlet (Masala Burger naame bikri hoy), Baigan Bharta etc etc etc- shohoje peye jaai. E gulo amar 'filler' khabar. Fresh foods er sathe serve korte subidha laage.
Ei bhabe cholchhe.
Khub chhotobelaay Ma Baba r sathe Ceylon jai. haan- tokhon Shey jaayga ta r nam Ceylon i chhilo. Porey tar naam holo Sri Lanka. Sheta i holo amar prothom bidesh bhromon. Shei bhromon er kono smriti nei.
Tar por, high school er porar shomoy, Nepal gelam. By road, Raxaul check point theke Kathmandu- ekta lorbore Jeep e, jar exhaust er dhNoaay amra, pechhone r seat e bosha dada aar ami, praay behoosh. Rasta r dhaare du tin baar cha kheyechhilam. Ta chhara shei jatrapoth er khabarer kono recollection nei. Kathmandu khub interesting jaayga. Tobey khabarer kono bisheshotto pai ni. Hippie jamana. Ganja, bhang, charas. Amar Ma kichhutei oder dike takateo debe na amader. Amra toh Ha korey dekhbar taaley. Ajob jaayga. Taxi gulo o Mercedes Benz.
Tobey khabar kawtha khub ekta monay dhorey ni.
Koyek bochhor porey prothom e North America e jai. Toronto, January 1975. Airport theke beriye monay holo je thanda haowa ta mukher upor chabuk marlo. Kichhukkhon er modhye naak mukh chokh daaNt- shob obosh hoye gelo. haat pa aar puro shorir jeno kothay udhao- kono bodh shokti roilo na. Amar jyathtuto dada taratari gari te boshiye bari niye gelen. Koyek ghonta por jeno bodh phirlo. Dada boudi dujon ei kaaj koren, amake khabar dabar bujhiye diye choley gelen.
Okhankar sada ruti odbhut norom aar birat boro slice kora. Kolkata r Prince bakery r pau ruti slice er char guun boro. Bhetore prothom bar khelam mayonnaise. Ham o chhilo- kintu sheta agey o kheyechhi- tai sheta kichhu notun monay holo na. Tobey mayonnaise ta chomotkar laglo.
Koyekdin er modhye anek notun khabar try korlam. Amar boudi Spaghetti Bolognese khawalen- Spaghetti khete oteeshtho holam. kata r modhye penchiye penchiye khaowa r na chhilo dhoirjyo, aar na chhilo khomota. Goru chhagoler moton chibiye chibiye spaghetti r dori gulo khete shikhlam, kichhuta mukh e abar kichhu ta mukh theke jhulchhe- astey astey mukher modhye dhukchhe... Era eto plate bhorti noodle eto taratari ki korey khaay?! Bhebe i kuul pai na....
Red Delicious apple khelam. Ki subash! Ki toktoke lal rong! Ki aloo r moton taste!! :( Kochor kochor korey khelam. Hotat amader desher Himachal er chhoto apple gulo r jonnye boro ichha jaglo- tobey shey ki aar hoy?
Kichhu din por prothom bar khelam celery. Oi rokom odbhut taste er shobji kono din khaiki purbe. Moteo bhalo laage ni. Tobey kemon jani chena chena shwadh. (Anek bochhor porey monay holo- 'Arre! e toh raNdhuni r moton!'
Thik shey bhabe Thyme er taste je Ojowain er moton, sheta bujhlam.
Tobey aar ekta khabar kheye i tar premey porlam- aar sheta holo Avocado. Keno jani- ota r moton instant appeal khub kom khabare peyechhi. Tobey peyechhi. Jemon Fuyu Persimmons Southern California te kheye praay addiction er moton hoye gechhilo. Tar agey ekta Hachiya Persimmon kheyechhilam, jeta puropuri paka chhilo na. Bidghutey kosh bhab ta jeebh theke beriye jete praay 2 din legechhilo. Unpleasantness scale e man kochu kheye gawla dhorar moto i obostha. tar por bohu bochhor Persimmons khabar shahosh hoy ni. Bhoye bhoye ekta Farmer's market e Fuyu Persimmons kheye bhoy mukto holam.
Prothom prothom ekhankar chicken dekhe toh mugdho hoyechhilam. Iya boro boro piece (amader dishi murgi gulo khyangrakatthi r moton haar gila chehara te mangsho i nei- tai haar chibiye joto anondo). Kichhu bochhorer modhye shei deshi murgi r otuloniyo shwadh ta i lobhoniyo monay kortam (tobey dukkher bishoy- je deshe o Broiler chicken eshe deshi murgi r byabsha khotom korey dey). Moporshol e na gele shei deshi murgi aar khawa jaay na.
Aar broiler poultry farm er dim e o deshi murgi r dim er ddher tophat. Birat tophat.
1970s e besh kora kori rationing chhilo ( 4 te juddher por - India te shob kichhu r jonnye rationing ebong line e dNarano ekdom Standard Operating Procedure.
Shei shomoy amar Ma ekbar USA te elen. Amar Ma khub bhalo ranna korten aar ma r haater mishti bikhyato chhilo. Amader hospital er kachhe i ekta sadharan grocery r dokan (Stop and Save) e prothom bar dhuke i Ma r ki ullash! 'Ekhane din rat joto khushi dudh aar chini kinte paowa jai!!' Ma trunk call korey deshe bari te janalen!
Tarpor khelam ekhankar machh- Shad- Ilish er moton- East Coast er machh, Salmon- sob cheye bhalo holo Sockeye salmon (Salmon er bhinno jaat achhe- bajare alada shomoye otthe- sockeye- matro 6-8 soptahe otthe spring time e), East Coast er cod aar herring, Great Lakes er Whitefish o Smelt, Mountain states es Trout, Pacific Halibut, Flounder, Sea Bass ... list choltei thakbe...
America r ekta mosto boro guun achhe. Notun jinish, bishesh korey khabarer proti ekta bhishon curiosity achhe. Amar e deshe 30 bochhorer upor boshoti te dekhechhi je lokjon koto rokom er notun khabar khete shikhechhe, aar kheye bhalobeshechhe. Amar ek boudi Vancouver Island e manush (Canada te). Tini bolen je onar school college er diin e shob cheye ' exotic foreign dish' chhilo Pizza. Ekhon to Pizza holo tiin bela r khabar- shob jaaygaay. Protyek shohorey, graam e ekta Chinese food er dokan thakbe i. Ta chhara du tiin te Mexican food er dokan o thakbe ( je gulo 1970 s e shohoje chokhe porto na).
Aajkal dekhchhi Indian food er upor ekta rising interest. Ekta chain achhe Trader Joe's boley. Ami proti soptahe okhan theke frozen garlic o Plain Tandoori naan, Palak paneer, vegetable Biryani, Chicken Tikka masala, Masala Simmering Sauce, Curry sauce, Vegetable Cutlet (Masala Burger naame bikri hoy), Baigan Bharta etc etc etc- shohoje peye jaai. E gulo amar 'filler' khabar. Fresh foods er sathe serve korte subidha laage.
Ei bhabe cholchhe.
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