Across the world there’s always food on the beach. Ice cream is a standard, and Dhanushkodi was no exception. No stalls or trucks, though. Ice cream was served out of the back of a three wheeler along this beach. I liked the attention to fashion that this ice cream man showed. The haircut is copied from Virat Kohli, the captain of the Indian cricket team, and so is the body language. He’d just shown the kid his place for asking for a flavour he did not have. He wasn’t put off at not having made a sale. But then Kohli is not very put off by not winning a match.
What The Family and I couldn’t have enough of was the other staple on this beach: slices of cucumber, pineapple and watermelon, with a dash of powdered red chili sprinkled over them. The beach was lined with women selling these long slices in paper cups. The cucumber and melon was grown on the island, we were told, but the pineapple comes from inland. On a hot day on the beach, the juicy fruits with their jolt of sugar and chili were addictive.
Don't hold your breath 
Fruits with chili, that made me curious.
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Try it.
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The Mexican Americans in my neighborhood sell fruit cups with chili. I agree that it is delicious, especially on watermelon.
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Ah, you’ve tried it then.
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Yes, those cups are called “fruta picada” (chopped fruit) in Mexico; salt and lime juice are also offered with the chili.
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Yes, salt and chili mixed, lime if you want it. Same idea.
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Wow, yummy!
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