How Do You Eat A Dosa?
Dosa is a South Indian specialty. It resembles a French Crepe in appearance, but shares no ingredients. Dosas are made from a fermented batter of rice and lentils fried on a griddle. Wash your hands. In South India nicer restaurants have multiple sinks in the dining room. This is because most food is eaten with the hands and washing up is important. Rip a piece of dosa with your right hand. It should be about as big across as your thumb is long. Don’t worry, you don’t need to measure. These things are flexible. Don’t use your left hand. Since you aren’t supposed to use your left hand you’ll need to perfect the technique of tearing off pieces one handed. To do this, hold down the dosa to the plate with your ring finger, and pull away with your thumb and index finger. You’ll probably need to re-position the ring finger a couple times for each piece. Dip your piece into the side dish that looks best, or use the piece of dosa to mop it up off the plate. Generally Dosas are served with some
