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Zapak Zapak Sai Sai...

The new job saw me going to Hyderabad for a fortnight's training. It also gave me a chance to visit some good old friends of mine who have been working there. It used to be a refreshing change at the weekends after a week's training sessions and being unknown to the city. 

After the regular Buddha statue visit at Hussain Sagar lake which everyone who visits Hyderabad, I was shown around the impressive building which my friends call their office. And as we were sitting in the cafeteria talking of times new and old, a very interesting piece of discussion ensued. My little chubby and cute friend from college asked out of the blue - 

Do you all know that Dosa  is actually Dosai? 



Rest of us just gave our eyebrows a little tilt in our minds and one of us said - Yea well, it is how people prefer to call it in this part of the world. What about it?

My little friend being adamant to prove her point explained us with words and action something that kept us in splits for about 20 minutes to follow and her being bestowed upon the designation of 'Sai Sai' at least by me!

Her reply -

Arre  no, we call Dosa wrongly as Dosa. It is actually called Do-Sai because of the way Sai Sai sound comes twice when it is tossed in the oil while being cooked. Hence, Do-Sai!

And with rolling eyes, we asked - And how does that happen? With the cutest hand action and in her all earnestness she replied -

Zapak Zapak Sai Sai!

God bless you Sai Sai  for all the fun that night. I had a good laugh and it was great meeting all you folks in Hyderabad!
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  1. Ire07 June, 2010

    Finally a post ha! Nice. :)

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  2. Murgi07 June, 2010

    In Anshu's defence, it was "Zup Zup Sai Sai" :P

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  3. Anonymous15 June, 2010

    info.... dosa is not just dosai..... the word dosai is of tamil origin..... in andhrapradesh, they call it attu..

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