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"YO VIZAG" the present issue i.e.,Dec'11
On a scorching summer day the gola wala is the coolest prospect on the blistering streets of India. With bottles of colorful syrups lining the cart, an ice crusher in the middle and such essentials like gola sticks, glasses and bowls. brings out the most amazing golas ever made to Vizag.
“Ek K
alakhatta” you say, placing your order as we put the ice cubes in the ice crusher, churning out the crushed ice and gathering it into an oval ball. A skillful poke with the wooden gola stick, a dash of the purplish-black syrup from one of the vibrantly colorful bottles, a squeeze of the already over-squeezed lime and a pinch of our special yummy masala and there you are all ready to slurp it up!! Kalakhatta is just one of the flavors available. There are conventional fruity ones like orange, mango, rose, green apple, and pine apple along with others. Yes, as I said the gola has to be ‘slurped’ – not eaten or drunk – you have to make the loud slurrrrping noise as you suck in the sweet juices and feel the chill travelling through your throat to your stomach. It is very difficult to politely have a gola without the noise – you may try breaking it onto a plate and spoon it carefully into your well-mannered mouth – but I must warn you – it is not the same. Enjoy the slurping!
