Spices

Not getting lucky in the curry department. The local food I've been having are very mild in flavor and spices. Very strange. Wondered if the hosts thought we guests couldn't do spices. Most of our meals have been Western. There's been so much of western food choices till I avoid it.

Don't want another crap pasta or coleslaw. I just want a simple dhaal and briyani or something. They have it on the buffet line. But it's disappointingly bland. Bad food. They seem to really like cashew and pea curry here. I've had it thrice in a row already. Thank goodness the side dishes and sambal are still pungently tongue-numbing.