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Dec 24, 2007
Full to paisa vasool . .
Its sort of difficult for a Gujarati to find the difference between what they make at Vishalla and what is cooked at home day in day out.
Trust me, its not about what is being served , what matters is, how it is served.
You feel as if you are visiting your long lost native place somewhere in the rural parts of Gujarat. They have put in their level best to set up a village atmosphere which takes you away from the concrete jungle for a couple of hours.
The diyas and the lanterns are just so apt for the place.
While you wait for your turn to have the food you have a lot of things you could do. You can explore the handicraft museum or just relax on the cots and enjoy the live folk music and dance. Kids would not bother their parents since they would be enjoying the puppet show.
About the food, you gotta be fasting for a couple of days if you really want to eat all they would start serving you one by one. Its a unique experience in its own to have food in the huts sitting on 'patlas' with those traditional 'dhichanias' to make us feel comfortable despite of not sitting on our regular dining table. The food is served in 'patralas' made up of leafs. Moreover you are given a spoon only on demand otherwise you are expected to eat the food with bare hands leaving aside all hygiene notions.
The USP of the food is the 'makhan' - white butter and desi 'gol' - jaggery. Everything that starts flowing in is just so lip smacking. Those people who come to serve the food will make sure that you eat much more than you are capable of by doing the traditional 'Kathiavadi taan' .
They will great you with garlands and flowers if they come to know that its a special occasion like a birthday or an anniversary you are there to celebrate.
Over all it would be an enchanting experience.
