to talk about gluttony i dont have to think or go very far... i m sure everyone knows how much we gujjus love to eat... and if the food is a dessert or a sweet then don't even think we'd share it with anyone...
this happened when a relative threw a party at some restaurant... my whole family was invited... now before i go into the details of the party let me give you a run down on my lovely family...
i m the only daughter in my family... got a bro... n four other cousins (all guys)... all tall..really tall... ( i m 5'4 n i look like a dwarf in front of them).... n ofcoz well built... n handsome.... they r a gang and try to bully everyone around... including me... my bhabhis r the ones who r always harassed by them... n the leader of the gang is my uncle... damn hes the one whos spoilt all of them...
so getting back to the party, my uncle had just suffered a bout of jaundice (or was it malaria?) some days back... but since he was well we asked him to come along... and then it was time to eat!!!....
the menu was great but the best were the rasgollas that were kept in a bowl right at the end of the table... so the whole gang instead of starting from the start of the table landed right at the back... they picked up the bowl n sat on a nearby table.... someone suggested a rasgolla eating competition and everyone agreed...
so all my 5 brothers were given their plates n we were going to time them... (since my uncle wasn't well we didnt allow him to participate)... 3 minutes was the time given n there were 25 rasgollas in each of their plates...
"n your time starts now"....1,2,3.... start!...... n then the chaos that followed could just be imagined!!!... one after another all the rasgollas started disappearing... clothes were wet with the sweet water from the rasgollas... faces got yucky... more and more people started crowding to see what the fuss was all about.... kids started yelling... elders started screaming... 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1...STOP!!!!.....
OVER.....
time for final count.....
my bro n one of my cousins had given up at 12 rasgollas.... the others were in the count of around 15-18.... n mitesh my fave cousin... well he had 24!!!!!!.... 24 rasgollas in 3 mins... lol i cant even eat 2 at a time....
n what do u think my uncle says when he came to know the count???....
"if i were in your place i could atleast eat 30 and then go and eat my dinner!"....ufff too much....
by the way cheers to gluttony!!!!!
22 comments:
I hope the party was not for Tsunami relief fund or something.
Btw, how can one eat 24 rasagullas in a 3 mins musing?? Unbelievable act. I'm just "mesmerized" after reading this. I think he shud be in Ripleys sometime....
There is no warning note anywhere.. PLS DONT TRY THIS AT HIM. Someone is gonnna sue u if that poor soul chokes trying to compete ur bro...hehehe
Pls dont try this at home
Sorry typo...this proves, I can't chat with u and post comments at the same time, dadiji
whoaaaa !
and considering my eating habits, I was thinking about telling you that gluttony can never be sin!
Still why am I shrinking :( lost 2 inches this summer at my already trim 31 waist ;) Invite me next time for their eating- competition :D
well frankly I donno wat to say :-s Donno abt managing to eat that much in 3 min but surely it makes sound gluttony a serious crime/sin at least in India where people die of hunger !!!!
Oh by the way that reminds me of one chapter from primary section moral science book which talked exactly the same topic! Upper class people in ancient rome used to have had a version of present day mid-nite buffets. but with the difference that people used to stuff themselves till they couldn't eat anymore. Then deliberately puke it out by putting feathers deep in their throats. And there used to be rooms built especially for this purpose (attached to dining halls).
yucksss its too gross :-S
I feel ashamed thinking of ur bros. that there are still educated people(?) like these who eat just for the heck of it! (leave alone other down-trodden ones)
oh jeez!i wouldnt even be able to eat dat many in a week...i would b sooo sick of it ! !
haha soo funny..
once my bro and my father and my bhabhi had the competition tht who can gobble more GOLGAPPAS in 1 go and my father WON...and laters at night we had 2 take him 2 the hospital...all the golgappas ..gt reincarnated in his tummy and danced SALSA on there own erratic tunes:0
the other thing,,eyes..u were asking me to comment abt how u write,,u have a way with wrds ,,a v meture kinda styleto tackle stuff.like after reading ur blog..1 cant find anything baseless or senseless its all connected,,weaves a symphony v sweet 2 eyes..
and abt U...u r 1 of the v few ppl on IT tht within v short span of time i gt to feel so much of warmth frm ur side..and my problem is i get scared v soon even frm lil animosity..but frm u all i ever felt.is warmth
cheers way 2 go girl...and never change urself:)
Men have a bigger appetite than women. No wonder they score well in such coompetitios. As for me, the second best sin after sloth is indulging in junk food. Altho I do not live solely to eat, I maintain that there is no life like that of a foodie(not to be mistaken by a glutton)
lolll..ur family soundz like fun!...i've had like no competitionz like these..n itz been agez since i ate one of those rasgulla'z..lol im gonna eat everythin n gain so much weight wen im in india next month...no worriez though..lol i wont eat nethin after comin back..
lol btw..can i make a link to ur blog in mine?
I am wondering. Was this post supposed to be about 'gluttony'? Looks like it developed more into some kind of introduction to your family:-)
I am waiting for you to complete your list of the 7.
ooops sorrie for the late response...
z000n
naah that wasnt for tsunami..this happened 2 yrs bak...lol thanx for calling me dadima...
ashish
lol tell me how u maintain ur waist ya...n oh dont get all senti..this was just some fun we were all having!!! oh n that was a yucky story... good we never learnt it...
pearly
hehe..even i was sick looking at thm
sebia
lol sebz i can imagine ur dads state...imagine with all the punida in the golguppas...ufff n i never asked u to comment on my writing style...just a hi would have done...havent seen u here since long...
n sebz i love people...i hate to fight with nyone...n to tell u the truth i like all u guys...its fun to blog together...
dewdy
uff i love junk food...just had a pizza rite nowww ...;)
tanvi
damn u havent eaten rasgollas since ages??? ufff tell me whn u r in mumbai n we'll go on a rasgolla eating spree...(or eat whatever u want...as long as its veg)..lol n u shud meet my family they r all mad!!!...i'll write about some of the kinky stuff they do...
n about that link thing... i never knew u had to ask permission...lol i have more that half a dozen links n i never asked anyone...
aeolus
i thought my posts were getting way too serious...so thought i'd add some masala...oh n only one sins left now...wait a while!!!
It all depends on the size of rasgulla. going by gujrati marketing tactics in US, I think they must be 1 cm in diameter (cherry-rasgullas).
I know some hoggers from my village too. They can eat about 7-8 times a normal guy. Reminds me of a story --- One hotel had a heavy price with "eat as much u can" (kind of buffet system). Two guys from my village got in and almost ate away his shop. The shopkeeper begged them to leave :-). Way to go!
Btw, food or hogging is (again) *not * a sin. It depends what we do with the food. Keyword to resolving the mystery is Sage Durvasa (Rudra's avtar).
Best
B
PS: I myself gobble 500 gms choco per day (yup)!
lol yea..i think itz been more than a year...yep yep eatin spree..n dun worrie im a veggie too..lol except i've never been to mumbai n im not comin there either..n the link thing..i juz felt like askin
LOL, that is hilarious!! I think I would stop at 2 max!! I am not a big fan of sweets :-)
oh boy bhaaluu...that much chocolate!!! damn u must b too sweet then ;)..
oh n the rasgollas were the size of a plum...big enough
lol i liked ur story...something like this happened to my cousin i mentioned here..will tell in one of my posts...
awww tanvi do come to mumbai...its fun here...
hey kroops i cant eat more than that myself...
I can gobble up to 12-13 plum size rosgulla. I am unsure about 2 min timed-finish though.
Am the unofficial food-gobbler of my group :-)
ah "eating to live and living to eat"..
and tell u what i have had a helluva experience with guj thalis, my friends say they are total paisa vasool u can eat so much and they also start with shrikand.
and as of me every time i have guj thali i have bad stomach be it anywhere(its so heavy), i have not had one since ages now.
lollz twas a funny story! rasgulla I believe r those round Indian sweets dipped in honey...well I really luv em...but I cant have em beyond just one...too rich!!
well what can I say...gluttony at it's best...but hey I dun call it a sin...if ur stomach can handle it n u dun end up looking like Anna Nicole Smith lol, why not :)
Keshi.
lol bhaaluu... so many!!!... boy u will get along with my cousins...;)
anubhav...yeah gujju thalis r damn heavy...but thn we hardly ever eat gujju thalis out.. isnt eating one at home enough???...lol
keshi... rasgollas rnt dipped in honey sweety...more like sugar syrup...oh n i love them too but cant eat more than 2..
After reading this post on friday...I was tempted to have gulab jamun for dinner that night. Musings, no more food postings here...I dont want my company to sufffer hotel bills coz of your blog :)
princess
i know this pic is a little hazy...but chk my earlier post i got it enlarged n darkened there...u'll know what it is... lol n a frnd sent it to me...
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