This may sound strange, but can you buy pretzels in India?
I love pretzels and can't live without them. I have
traveled to many countries and most of the time I can't find
pretzels (and in a cruel twist of fate, I can always find
Mentos). Thanks.
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I'm going to enjoy this, mike.................
you can find Diet Coke.
There's a blue haired chick on a streetcorner in Mumbai
who'll fix your old ones? Even crumbs! Much cheaper than
buying new ones, and you hardly notice the difference. I
always bring my old pretzels to her for repair.
Maria, you beat me to it...
In Goa there seems to be at least one German bakery. I'm
sure you'll find Pretzels there. But to be honest - they are
not always real fresh. That's why I habitually carry my own
oven and bake some whenever I feel like. Put it around your
neck with a good, strong chain to prevent theft.
Happy New Year !
Search long and carefully into the heart of India and you
will find a blue haired teenager selling Diet Coke. Ask her
about the pretzels, she's the only one who can really
answer the question.
You can get ANYTHING in India. Go to any baker, find the
kind of bread he makes which most resembles pretzel texture,
ask him to roll it appropriately, give him some rock salt
(available at all markets), and he'll bake your goddam
pretzels. Or you can buy flour and bottled water, pinch of
salt, tbsp of lard or oil, make your own dough, roll, twist,
add rock salt, and go to any village communal oven or
anywhere there's an oven, tandoor, etc., and pay to have
them baked.
Yarra, I'm surprised at you for being late and cribbing from
higher posts!
I sure hope you find a way to get pretzels in India, 'cause
India sucks without pretzels, as I'm sure everyone agrees.
Thanks for this attempt to get us all worked up. But, could
have done better. I almost miss Mwahaha, but he has left us
for a more sophisticated audience ever since his website
bombed.
hey, but that's an idea: if you've got the runs from eating
too much spicy food, dig into pretzels and lo and behold!
you'll be stuck up the next day.
You say you can't live without them? Oh, travelling will
be such an enlightening experience for you. Right now you
can't imagine.. but after a few months, you will find you
CAN live without a lot of things that at first you thought
were crucial to your existence.. You'll then laugh about
those petty things.. somebody who says that he can't LIVE
without pretzels??? Do you hear it yourself? How's that
for being stuck in your ways?
Go to Kathmandu.
Pretzels, beer,Yak cheese all very exciting and you avoid all these people that scoff at the never ending search for a pretzel. (what the hell is a pretzel?)
India has a better product. Its usually called "mixture"and
it is a variety of spicy, salty, crisp treats. India does
it better in most things and this is no exception. Except
what Thailand has to offer, of course.
I have to tell you that I haven't laughed so hard in a long
time. I can't believe that my post generated so many
responses so quickly. When I logged on and saw 11 posts in
one day, I knew that something was up. I didn't understand
what J's post meant at first, but I sure do now.
I didn't mean to attract the attention of the holier than
thou "true" traveller squad, but I guess I did. I think
that this is a perfectly good question; sure beats the
usual, "Please give me tips on India." What is this page
for, if not to ask questions about those little things that
aren't in guidebooks? I understand the blue hair references
because that post had interested me, but I never read the
Diet Coke post. I didn't read it because I don't really
care about Diet Coke. That's what I do when I don't care
about a post, I skip it. I don't feel that I have to reply
sarcastically to show everyone how worldly I am.
Also, please excuse me for the "I can't live without" line.
Yes, that was a slight hyperbole, but I think that in
good writing, a bit of license should be granted when a
point needs to be made.
Please excuse this ranting, you can be sure that I am still
laughing as I write. Thank you to the people who tried to
give advice. If anyone has anymore "pretzel in India"
knowledge, I'd be grateful to hear from you.
Mike
Mike's need might as well be a universal "must have it" factor for hundreds of travellers to India. I strongly urge the Govt of India and the Torism Board to set up Pretzel distribution centers in all tourist spots, airports, train stations ... Afterall, you can't have these great tourists go back disappointed and heartbroken at not finding what they have come to india for... to have indian pretzels.
Hopefully, as Pretzels spread in to the nooks and corners of India, world will be a far happier place to live in..
Indian pretzels are a bit different. they're sweet. Just ask
for jalebis. Available everywhere.
Mike, as you may have gathered, your style of post has
slotted into one of the little competitive comedy corners
that forms eddies and whirlpool on the tree. No big deal -
its just light relief for those of us having a dull day at
the office.None the less - here is a serious responce to
your post.
.
On MG road oposite the park in Bangalore you will find a
large department store just like back home even down to
eftpost and computer based scanners. It has chocolate, diet
coke, wine, pretzels, tampons, mozzie zappers, pringle
chips, toilet paper etc etc etc. All the home sick
westerner could desire. Same thing in Chennai just around
the corner from the Connemerra.I think its called
Robinson's. Haven't found one in Delhi.
Don't be rediculous. (Not you, Mike.) I used to live in
India and I love pretzels. I ate them regularly, for three
years. Somehow I also felt like I was not betraying the
true spirit of India. Proceed directly to any chip store or
grocery store or pharmacy or street vendor in Delhi and you
will find many snacks that are very similar to pretzels,
and some of them actually are pretzels. Try Connaught
Circle, for a start, at the place with the great garlic
potato chips. (And please, take your in-jokes somewhere
else. Not you, Mike.)
Your Chennai store is called Spencer's, but pretzels
are out of stock.
...I guess is what you all are talking of - and in its┤
countries of origin (Austria, Germany, Switzerland) it┤s
written the same in singular and plural; or do you order two
"bami gorengS"?
But really: Does anyone perhaps know why it┤s spelling in
English is with a p contrary to a b? I would rather think
it┤s easier to pronounce the b than to get a correct tz.
Good luck to you all, Guido
PS:I still don┤t know the origin of Nutella. Will this
dreadful mass of nuts and sugar offend me in India, too? I
hate big concerns like NestlΘ...
hmm, well there are jalebis, but be warned! They are
incredibly sticky, make sure there's a sink nearby. Good
luck on the great pretzel quest mike!
Try Foodworld in Spencer's Plaza, Mount Rd, near the
Connemara hotel.
Just do plenty of Yoga and you turn into a bretzel yourself.
Om shanti.
Lets have a pretzel party!
Mike I too was in splits reading what you have generated
here! I shall be glad to make pretzels for you in case you
dont find any when travelling around India.
I live in Delhi and love to welcome international students
and travellers over to our home.
so get in touch
Wild Thing
The French bakery in Pondicherry, foodworld in Bangalore any of those expensive western style delis in Goa and I believe Joti in Tiruvannamalai will bake whatever you desire, as long as there is a tonne of lard and salt involved...pretzels would be perfect.
You could try a little midway restaurant just outside
Pokaran - that's the place they did the 'bomb testing'last
year. They have all sorts of stuff that you can
occasionally crave when travelling a long time - like
Mcvites chocolate digestives, planters cheese balls, real
swiss chocolate and even marshmallows. Mind you - there's
an awful lot of debate going on out there about what level
of radiation may or may not have fallen out after the bombs,
so check your night glow capacity after eating here!
What's wrong with Mentos?!?!?!?!?
What's right with mentos???
I suffered them for 2 agonising weeks while in India until I
discovered a lifesaver of a german bakery in Manali.
Needless to say, I was a regular customer.
if you ever make it to bangkok, go to
FOODLAND supermarket on sukhumvit soi 5 (easy to find)
there baking fresh pretzels 3 times a day and
maaaan they're good. coast 13 baht = about 30 cents us$
enjoy.
Relax! I have saved a small bag of pretzels served to me on
a Minneapolis to NYC flight. Sorry I couldn't save the can
of Coke but those are available in India.
khan market in dehli has all the western food you could ever
want
How old are you Mike? You can't live without your pretzels?
What do you put on them (COKE)? I don't think you should
go to India. Hope you are not addicted to plumbing. Have
you ever shat in an OUTHOUSE? Get used to it.