Jen's Bangalore Journal: I did not go hungry!

You might think all I had was Indian food while I was in Bangalore. That could not be further from the truth. Thanks to the international buffet at the hotel, I even had (well prepared) beef a couple of times. :) There were quite a lot of chicken dishes. Some lamb and pork too. I always asked if a dish was spicy, if it was not already marked. Flavor I like. Spice...not so much!

There was a shopping mall connected to the hotel. So I made a bit of a game of trying out the fast food restaurants we have in the US to compare those in India. You can look at some of their menus. When you see "burger", think something like a Tyson chicken patty that is deep fried.

Vegetarian is very main stream in India. So you often see "veg" and "non-veg" choices on the menu. Or at places like Subway, there are separate counters so the "non-veg" veggies have no chance of contaminating the "veg" veggies.

McDonalds
http://www.mcdonaldsindia.com/menu.html

Subway
http://www.subway.co.in/page_menu_index.html

Quiznos
http://www.quiznosindia.com/menu.php

Pizza Hut
http://pizzahut.co.in/pizzas_mia_menu.php?city_id=25

KFC (this was my first meal outside the hotel)
http://www.kfc.co.in/menuwow.php

I also ate in a California Pizza Kitchen and in Chili's while there. I ate Chinese food once too. Make no mistake though, I had Indian food too. :) In fact, one night the Director over the Infor/Lawson group invited me over to his house to meet his wife and son. His wife cooked a traditional Indian meal. The veggies were poured over rice. And the bread is used to help eat it all with your hands. Although for some things a spoon can be used, such as for the dessert (rice pudding type of thing).

The hotel had a fabulous restaurant which served a buffet at every meal. Usually I ate breakfast there and sometimes dinner. Dinner also had a separate menu, if you preferred. Here are some pics of the seating areas and the buffets.