Last updated on July 26, 2021
Asking for a to-go container in India yields some pretty interesting results… and to be honest this may have been the only time I asked so I’m not sure what I would have gotten elsewhere. You see, a lovely little Tibetan restaurant in McLeod Ganj had amazing momos. I don’t jest; these were some of the tastiest momos my cousin and I had found (and I made a job out of sampling different momos at each new restaurant). I was flummoxed though when faced with what to do at the end of my meal because in the true nature of eating out in India, my need to sample yielded more food than I could possibly eat in one sitting.
But as we got ready to leave, the vegetarian momos looked so lonesome and wasteful sitting on the table and I couldn’t bear to leave the last six on the plate.
So I asked for a way to wrap ’em up and take ’em home as a snack later.
I applaud their creativity and ability to reuse just about anything. And I’m a huge fan of recycling so I won’t fault them on intent. That being said, this is a dog food container holding human food in a country that is, like me, mostly vegetarian.
So here’s a question do you think I ate them and would you have?!
Momos is the one of the good dishes I ate during my travels. I liked it so much specially the T-Momos. You should try T-momos its more yummy than momos. Hope you have a good time at India!
Well, aren’t they supposed to be “doggy-bags”? Seems like they took the definition a tad too seriously :P I wouldn’t have left them there either though ;)
Lol, yeah, they took it a bit too literally! Glad you’d have eaten ’em too
:)
PLEASE tell me you saved the bag and continue to reuse it for snacks! That would be hilarious. Can you imagine the looks you’d get? LOL.
Oh man, that would have been brilliant if I had! Next time, next time I will
remember this lesson :)
You have got to be kidding me! LOL!
Lol! Seriously, that’s what the food was given to us in! :)
Hmm, first time I’ve seen that! I’m not sure I’d be too pleased with receiving that, but I guess when you’re in India standards are lowered to the floor and then lowered some more too.
Lol, they’re certainly different standards over there – but to be fair, they
did wash the bag out *incredibly* well before doing it! :)
Great story, Shannon! I am a veggie as well and must admit I would probably have hesitated eating from the bag, specially as there used to be meat inside. But I think if the bag was clean and not smelling of dog food, I would probably have eaten the momos as well. :)
It was tough as a veggie, knowing that the meat had been in it – but it was
obvious that they had taken care to really clean out the bag well :) Glad
you would have too!
Did the bag still smell like dog food? I think you did, and I would have, but if that kibbles and bits odor hit me, I would not have :)
It definitely did not smell like dog food – thoroughly clean inside! If it
had I would not have been able to handle eating any of it at all! lol :)
they must have been seriously delicious for you to carry them in that bag
Oh yeah, they were tasty enough to even allow them to be carried in that bag
and still be eaten! :)
Hahaha, that is HILARIOUS!!! I’m guessing you probably at them, yes? If they were THAT good, I would have eaten them too. :)
Glad I’m in good company and you would have too! I’ll be honest though, it
could have gone either way. My cousin refused to eat them, but I caved later
on when I got hungry and the memory of how tasty they were won me over! :)
Haha they took your word for a “doggy bag” literally..!
LOL! It definitely gives new meaning to the term when I ask for ones at
restaurants! :)
Definitely great creativity and resourcefulness here. I vote yes, that you ate them. The inside of the bag that I can see in the photo actually looks pretty clean – don’t see brown pieces of pet food dust on the edge :)
Glad you’re there with me! Opinion seems to be divided among the women (guys
say go for it, women hesitate) but the inside of the bag was super clean –
that’s what swayed me in the end to eat them. :)
Awe-some, so glad you took a photo.
It was one of those moments that sounds so much better when there’s a
picture to go with it! :)
Wow, that would be a challenge for me. Is your free travel tip to have ziplock bags on hand?
Yeah…it’s tough..the bag was super clean, but my cousin passed on it and I
did too at first, until I got hungry later! But yeah, if you’re going out
for momos best to carry your own zip-locks! I seem to always have a stash in
my backpack anyway, so now I keep one in my purse too :)
You’re my hero! :)
I think the most interesting container for my food in Thailand was a leaf. I definitely need to get out more!
Lol! Thanks :) Leaves are exotic – and I love getting food wrapped in
banana leaves…a lot better than dog food bags! :)
Heck yes I would have eaten them, momos great well with dog food! Seriously though, I would I noshed on them still.
Lol, a bit of momo with a side of lamb-shank-pate…yumm. :) Your
enthusiasm for eating them anyway is hilarious…the dog food bag gave me a
serious pause of reconsideration…but they were too tasty to pass up in the
end!
Wow. That’s…curious!
That’s what I thought too! :)