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I have a confession to make.
I have an insatiable craving for McDonald’s Paneer Salsa Wrap.
It hits me at the oddest times and places, more often than I would like to admit.
Sometimes, I’m running on Marine Drive and, suddenly, my stomach ties up into knots and all I can think of is a McDonald’s Paneer Salsa Wrap.
I have to stop, bend over, take a few deep breaths, look out over the sea towards Malabar Hills, wait for the craving to slowly subside.
Sometimes, when I can’t control the craving, I get into a taxi and go over to the McDonald’s outlet in Colaba and get myself one (or two) at 463 kCal apiece.
Sometimes, I’m kissing a woman and my mouth goes all wet and dribbley and all I can think of is a McDonald’s Paneer Salsa Wrap.
Some women notice, others don’t, but every time it happens, I know exactly what has triggered it.
Some women like wet kisses, others don’t, so, the reaction varies; I don’t think it has been a deal-breaker so far.
In any case, after a few minutes of trying to control my craving, I have to stop and whisper in her ear in my deep throaty bedroom voice –
Honey, would you like to go out for some pasta and wine?
However, even as I enjoy the low lighting, the mood music, the feel of her hand in mine, and the excellent pasta in wine sauce at Indigo Deli, I find myself still thinking of McDonald’s Paneer Salsa Wrap.
Sometimes, when I’m in another city on work, the craving hits me in the middle of a business meeting with a dealer or a territory manager, especially close to lunch hour.
I’m known for not closing a business meeting without getting what I want — through sam, dam, dand, bhed — but, suddenly, all I want to do is to finish the meeting as soon as I can.
At the end of the meeting, everyone is happy — I haven’t negotiated half as hard as I usually do — but all I can think of is McDonald’s Paneer Salsa Wrap.
So, when someone brings up the topic of what we should do for lunch, I ask in my most matter-of-fact voice if there’s a McDonald’s nearby.
In fact, even as I write this post, and copy-paste the description of the Paneer Salsa Wrap from McDonald’s website —
A traditional Mexican soft flat bread that envelops crispy golden brown cottage cheese encrusted with a Mexican Cajun coating, and a salad mix of iceberg lettuce, carrot, red cabbage and celery, served with eggless mayonnaise, tangy Mexican Salsa sauce and cheddar cheese.
– my mouth is all wet and dribbley.
As part of my off consumption experiment, I’m not allowed to eat out for a year.
Given my history of craving for McDonald’s Paneer Salsa Wrap, I’m not surprised that my first withdrawal symptoms are triggered by it.
After Medea’s comment, I did a quick search and found a recipe for Mexican paneer wrap.
So, for my next date, maybe I will cook some Mexican paneer wraps home style. 
Comments (7)
Hehehe. That was a lot of “mexican” used to describe the wrap.
Macdonald´s has that effect on people. Have you seen SuperSize Me? Spurlock describes horrible withdrawal symptoms akin to heroin addiction after quitting McDonalds cold turkey.
Seems like a GOOD thing. Try making a home style version, maybe it´ll turn out even BETTER than the original, and it´ll still be within the rules.
So for next date planned, have the girl bring ingredients to your house and cook some Paneer salsa wraps homestyle
@Medea: After your comment, I did a quick search and found a recipe for Mexican paneer wrap.
So, for my next date, maybe I will cook some Mexican paneer wraps home style.
I’ll check out SuperSize Me later in the day; it sounds really interesting.
another way of keeping the craving at bay is to think of all the fats and other additives you are putting into your stomach
i did this experiment to go off cola…. i emptied pepsi (free with a pizza) into the commode… half an hour later the commode enamel came off…. needless to say i haven’t drunk cola since
In anycase, good luck with the consumption celibacy
Cheap food is always attractive.
@Harini: Pepsi causing the commode enamel to come off is really scary stuff!
@X: Yes, craving for food is quite independent of the cost. In fact, we are probably more prone to crave for cheap fast food than an expensive gourmet meal because of the quick easy gratification.
way to go… guess i’ll follow in your footsteps and think up a way out for those mcAlootikkis and mcChicken!!
@Sam: The abstinence is already working. I have lost at least an inch off my waist in a week.
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