Gastronomia #2 – Who Needs Pizza?

Samosa? Not a Town in Sicilia 

It should be here according to Google Maps – said Hector leading Marg along Via Abraham Lincoln. What’s the name of the Curry House? Asked Marg helpfully. It’s the Botanic Gardens I’m looking for.

After Marg spotted the promised Parakeets, and Hector posed with the most impressive of Buttress Roots it was time to rendezvous with Clive and Maggie. What happened to Breakfast? Why did Marg think we were heading to a Curry House? Questions. Questions.

Two nights ago Hector had Dined at Gastronomia India (Via Maqueda, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia), yes Curry had been consumed, however it was their Interesting (partly Vegetarian, eh?) Starters which caught the eye. Samosas on-the-hoof was called for such were the time constraints. I was recognised on entry having had a good chat with The Chaps previously. Marg opted for Vegetable, Hector Two Meat Samosas.

The Bill

€5.00. This included Two Bottles of Water.

The Samosas were still Warm, not long out of the Oven. One to eat immediately, One to enjoy on Bus Linea B.

Over the years of writing Curry-Heute, some have communicated Sources of Quality Samosas in Glasgow. It is rare that I eat these Snack Foods, today felt the appropriate time. Chubbier then The Norm served in the UK was the First Observation. On Biting through the Pastry it there was a Most Familiar Feeling that this was Food, that which feels Most Comfortable on the Hector Palate. The Vegetable Content was Dominant, the Keema was Minimal. Onions and Peas. This felt significantly different from the Straightforward. The Kick was there too. Fresh and Very Tasty.

Touring around Palermo on the Bus, Clive and Maggie were made well aware of the Quality as #2 was consumed. Marg’s Vegetable Fayre was smaller, a different shape, Tetrahedroid? Milk Carton-shaped. Why she chose the Vegetarian Option she never revealed. This too disappeared without trace.

After The Bus Tour we found ourselves close to another Indian Restaurant – proper – in Palermo, the – Ampaal Ristorante Indiano (Via Sammartino, 1, Palermo).  This would give us a choice of Venues for this evening’s Planned Curry Outing.  Samosas explained!

Visit #3

It was Maggie who suggested we buy some last thing tonight for t’Plane tomorrow morning, our early flight to Roma.

The Bill

€6.00. One Euro per Samosa.

These were straight from the oven at the time of purchase. Most Tempting. It was during the wait that I noticed a Dining Room around the corner. A few Tables, but more comfortable than sitting at The Bench in The Shop as The Hector had done.

If I was ever in Palermo again I would head here, no worries.