Mulligatawny Soup Appetizer from Panna II

Item Purchased: Mulligatawny Soup Appetizer
Location Purchased: Panna II Garden Indian Restaurant / 93 1st Ave Ste 5 / New York, NY
Price: $1.25 + tax

Purchased on: 02/01/07

Review: "Pepper Water."

That's what mulligatawny translates as, but this soup wasn't very peppery or watery. Panna II's mulligatawny is more like a tomato curry soup with little bits of rice and parsley in it. Appropriately, the soup is slightly spicy, which fits the massive amount of chili pepper lights hanging from the ceiling in this fantastic Indian restaurant. The right price and size for a soup appetizer, this small, but amazing East Village Curry Row stop serves up a fantastic mulligatawny. Though it may not be a traditional recipe, this mulligatawny introduces the base taste of Indian cuisine to your palate and prepares you for the amazing tastes that are sure to come.

Rating: 3.75 / 5

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2 Trader Joe's Organic Vegetable Broth (32 fl. oz.)

Item Purchased: 2 Trader Joe's Organic Vegetable Broth (32 fl. oz.)
Location Purchased: Trader Joe's / 1840 N. Clybourn Ave. / Chicago, IL
Price: $1.99 ea. + tax

Review: This veggie broth is lighter on salt and bulkier on flavor than the usual broth I get from Dominick's. Since I have reconciled my disappointment with broths coming in such large containers by using whatever excess I have to cook up whatever kind of rice or other grain I have in my cupboard, I decided to buy two boxes. Chances are, I will use both of these broth boxes up by the end of the week. More than likely, I will use them up sooner than that, since the taste of Trader Joe's organic products are so good that I would actually consider heating this broth in a sauce pan as-is and slurping it as a soup.

Rating: 4 / 5

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