This was a one-time event right around the corner of my house, and I found it not only delicious but fascinating as well. The food surprised me. I got a pumpkin curry, mango curry, string hoppers, coconut sambol, and some chopped greens (like kale), pictured:
In terms of spice, the food really lit up my mouth. I finally understood the utility of string hoppers to handle absorb the heat. For picking up the food, works better than rice.
But what really surprised me was that the mango and the pumpkin (some kind of squash) were both unpeeled. Have you had it served that way before? A delightful surprise.
I also got a fish bun, fish cake, a very dark, dense coconut cake, and murukku. a spiral-shaped cracker. I’ve had this before from Jyasari Sweets, but in this case not nearly as spicy or hard on the teeth:
It was a cooked mango dish, of course, and the mango did not taste as if was ‘green’ or unripe when it was cooked. Had a pleasant flavor. The skin had a bit of a pull to it, but went down pleasantly.
These string hoppers clung together very well so that it was like using a folded bread. I’ve had them where they were too loose to be of any value.
I haven’t had kabocha in a long time. The squash had a dark green skin and indeed had the taste and texture of pumpkin. So if that sounds like kabocha, you are spot on.
