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I'm still sweet on tasty Indian treats

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Vincent
Published date24 April 2024
Publication titleBirmingham Mail (England)
As our generation grew, our paperround money allowed our choices to widen to packets, and whole bars of sweets and chocolate

We were spoiled for choice. Where is all this leading to, you ask. I will explain.

I was working in Handsworth about 20 years ago, and in my lunch break I wandered out onto the high street, and was amazed at the many and varied different ethnic food and grocery shops.

One caught my eye, an Indian sweet and snack shop. Now, remember when John Wayne walks into the saloon, it all goes quiet, and all eyes turn, well boys and girls, they turned on me, and me in hard hat, hi-viz and construction site clobber.

Nobody said a word, until "yes sir" and looking at the goods on offer, I was spoiled for choice.

And so I chose about a dozen different yummy looking things, even though I hadn't a scooby what they were.

Back in Levy Towers, herself was very reluctant to taste what she called foreign food, however, I must tell you all now, what I tasted that day had me hooked. Now, years down the line, the Indian sweet shop in our village gets a...

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