Wanderlust. I write about it so often. Yearning is lovely.But sometimes, the joy of travelling is not in the yearning; it's in the humour. It's in the crazy things that happen all the time, all around us.When I travel, I try to eat things that are typical to the place I'm visiting. It was Spaghetti Bolognese in Bologna, though I dislike pork. Fishy things in Calcutta, though I don't like fish. You know.But sometimes, local food is unaffordable, or just inaccessible. Then, I try to get something that I can finish on my own - and roti sabzi does not fit the bill. I can never finish it.In Chandrapur, about 150 km away from Nagpur, I was at a hotel that served nothing typical of the region. So, I came to the second option. What could I finish? Lasagna! Why not? Chinese food in India is uniquely Indian-Chinese, and has regional variations. Lasagna in a small town could be fun … [Read more...]