Aluthkade/Puthukada When the influencers discovered Hulftsdorp, my FYP on TikTok was filled with videos from Abdul Hameed Street, Aluthkade. Videos of flame-licked sandwiches, telegenic colourful drinks with strange names, bamboo biriyani and paani puri abounded my timeline.
Enjoyed every word, as always. And this - There is a sterility that undergirds the cities and the suburbs - is what I felt for the first time over thirty years ago, but didn't have the words to say. Unfortunately for me, my bubble wrap is long gone, and the feeling only a memory now.
Loved it all! Now hungry for hoppers. You have a wonderful talent of making the mundane, sound so exciting. Making me as the reader want to experience all that you have written.
"I increasingly realise that my lessons of subversion, perseverance and resistance have always come from the women before me" - you sum up our collective experience so eloquently.
Haven't been to Aluthkade yet (!!Shocking, I know) but will definitely visit.
I didn't realize how much our approach to food portrays our personality. Like the determination of your grandma to perfect hoppers, I wanted to re-create happiness with perfect waffles just like my memory. The waffles maker had become faulty and my waffles were not crispy and barely cooked. I clearly was not ready to accept that I was not happy.
Enjoyed every word, as always. And this - There is a sterility that undergirds the cities and the suburbs - is what I felt for the first time over thirty years ago, but didn't have the words to say. Unfortunately for me, my bubble wrap is long gone, and the feeling only a memory now.
Thanks for sharing your words.
Loved it all! Now hungry for hoppers. You have a wonderful talent of making the mundane, sound so exciting. Making me as the reader want to experience all that you have written.
"I increasingly realise that my lessons of subversion, perseverance and resistance have always come from the women before me" - you sum up our collective experience so eloquently.
Haven't been to Aluthkade yet (!!Shocking, I know) but will definitely visit.
Another lovely read.
I didn't realize how much our approach to food portrays our personality. Like the determination of your grandma to perfect hoppers, I wanted to re-create happiness with perfect waffles just like my memory. The waffles maker had become faulty and my waffles were not crispy and barely cooked. I clearly was not ready to accept that I was not happy.