I managed to sip the creamy orange pumpkin soup with the big spoon without incident and in spite of my fumbling with the knife and fork I was able to enjoy the main course - roast beef with a completely spice-free side of baked potatoes. I savoured the utter absence of chilli or turmeric. The food seemed naked. It was my version of porn.
-The Exotic Rissole by Tanveer Ahmed
Can life be too spicy? Suffering from an overload of turmeric and the complexities of growing up in an immigrant Bangladeshi family in Sydney’s west, eleven-year-old Tanveer Ahmed thinks it probably can. And so begins an unpredictable, and very entertaining, double life – sampling the delights of Aussie cuisine, joining a cricket team that gets mistaken for a terrorist group and a stint as a Bollywood-style game show host. After discovering an aversion to dead bodies as a medical student, Tanveer, quite inevitably, decides he’ll become a psychiatrist. The Exotic Rissole is an irreverent and very honest memoir. It’s about the unexpected stories that emerge when cultures clash and the mix of identities that make up a life, held together loosely with breadcrumbs and egg.
Find a copy:
- Available at UTS Library
- In libraries across Australia
About Teaser Tuesdays:
Teaser Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading! Everyone is welcome to play!
How it works:
1. Grab a book from your collection
2. Select 2 sentences that make an interesting teaser (avoid spoilers please!)
3. Post the sentences, along with author and book title in the comments of this post
This month's reading theme is FEEL which comes courtesy of the National Year of Reading 2012 program!
10 comments:
Yep sometimes simple is what is craved.
Love this quote. This is a new to me title -- I'm going to have to track it down. You should consider linking this post up to my Weekend Cooking feature next Saturday; this is a terrific food quote.
Great food teaser :-)
Here's mine for this week: http://ttoria.blogspot.com
Happy reading!
Vix @ TToria
This sounds like it would be a fun read. Here's Mine
Sounds like a good read! Here's mine: http://pamelasbookspot.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/teaser-tuesday-earth-hums-in-b-flat.html
The last sentence of that teaser made me laugh so hard!
Thanks for sharing!
My Teaser
Renae @ Rolling with the Moments
Nice teaser! I haven’t read this one before, but it’s definitely being added to my shelf now – thank you for sharing! :)
Here’s mine:
http://amylunderman.blogspot.com/2012/04/teaser-tuesdays-to-z-challenge-o.html
A nice food teaser!
http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/04/teaser-tuesday_17.html
It's been a long time since I've read a memoir, and I think I'd enjoy this one. Thank you for introducing me to this book and this author. Also, thanks for posting a synopsis along with your teaser.
Mine this week is from Untying the Knot.
Yes, it definitely fits the bill for a fun read! I needed a break from the intensity of Game of Thrones!
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