On Wed, 2 May 2012 23:32:14 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Wed, 2 May 2012 20:47:52 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I have never made falafel. I have been tempted to but it seems like a pain
>> to make and there is so much variation between the various recipes. I
>> wouldn't know which one to make.
>
>I've tried to like falaffel, I've bought the boxes of mix, made them
>from scratch, bought many pitas at places specializing in falafel,
>they just never appeal to me. It's like an Indian Hush Puppy. But I
>can at least make hush puppies taste good. But not falafel.
>
>-sw

Most of what's marketed in the US as Indian food is in reality
*******ized Brit food... there is no one Indian cuisine, and most of
what's eaten in India is not any more palatable to westerners than the
typical foods of China.