Oh, man. The food has been awesome. But then I've always been a big fan of Northern Indian/Paki food.
I hate to play stereotypes here, but being in India here -- and being in China for a bit several years ago -- leads me to making the inevitable comparisons. Particularly since China and India are getting all the press about being huge growing economies with massive populations that a certain president is blaming for the world's food prices (the local media has been really defensive, and with good reason given the comparison of meat-eating).
India is like China's "good" twin. Not that China is entirely evil per se, but certain segments of its government and approach to social and political policy certainly qualify. And while I had some nice hospitality and met some great residents in Beijing, Hong Kong, etc., the Indians are generally on another level with how cool, open, respectful, and genuine they are. And hey -- how can you compare American baseball to Indian cricket? Only one of those two features hot cheerleaders as part of the game's spectacle. The best the Chinese can come up with is an organized protest of Carrefour over canned foie gras and billions of knock-off "Bucci" handbags.
As for street food, I'm definitely avoiding that -- as good as it smells and tastes, there are bacteria here that the locals have grown up with that will undoubtedly make me ill for a long, long time. I've even heard stories of people who struggled with gastro-intestinal issues for up to a decade after trying some of the street food here as a foreigner. I mean, in the U.S. we have to go to an Olive Garden to get even close to that.
p.s.: Love the sig, Andy.
p.p.s.: It's a friggin' Tandoori oven outside, it's so hot!