I LOVE how #Bangalore now has so many places from where you can order THICC & CHONCC-y sandwiches π₯ͺ from!
Grab a bib, cuz here are 5 sandwiches you just gotta try: ππΎ
1/ The Food Lover Company
π₯ͺ All sandwiches are fundraisers for the Coorg Wellness Foundation, an org set up for ppl + wildlife
π₯ͺ No set menu, as veggies are sourced daily from farmers
π₯ͺ Super eclectic fillings, like π, which π€―
π₯ͺ Founded by Candice Lock, the same person who gave us Chinita!
π₯ͺ New York style sandwiches influenced by her Cantonese roots and by living in NY
π₯ͺ Trained frequently at the Institute of Culinary Education, NY
1/Paneer and pav. Two Portuguese inventions I am very grateful for. Little did I know that I also had to thank the Portuguese for the Alphonso aam as well.
Curious about how the π₯ revered by the aam aadmi came to have a Caucasian name I researched a bit. Here is what I found!π
2/When the Portuguese first landed in India mangoes were a little bit..sucky. That is to say, Indians used to devour them by sucking their pulp.
These mushy mangos, while delicious, were hard to transport back home. The emperor demanded π₯s that were easier for European exports.
3/ Portuguese priests who had settled in Goa then started experimenting with indigenous mangoes. This resulted in the origin of the world-famous Goan grafts of mangos.
They then sowed the seeds (quite literally) for the Alphonso aam that we all love.