The marketplace was love at first sight for me. Being an avid foodie, a market which had splendorous food shops spread over more than two
The complexity In Burmese food is found more by focusing on each mouthful rather than expecting it to immediately overwhelm the tastebuds.In short, flavours of
One such beautiful festival of ‘Thanksgiving’ is Pongal. It is a spring festival celebrated in the south of India specially by the Tamil community.
Thailand and the saga of street food is a different story altogether. Our journey began in Pattaya and ended in Chatuchak Market in Bangkok. The
Bengali cuisine is marked by certain typicality…first, there are no set masalas for preparing a particular dish, and second, vegetables have to be cut in
The hilsa or ilish is the star of Bengali cuisine on both sides of the Indo-Bangladesh border. An elaborate festive spread is considered incomplete without
with tea, we had to taste the most favoured accompaniments—the telebhajas (fried fritters and savouries). My first stopover was Allen’s Kitchen on 1, Jatindra Mohan
Those were the days when a glass of chilled aam pora sharbat would be waiting for me as I returned from college in the afternoon.
It makes one feel happy at the vibrancy of these cafés. Be it their décor, well curated menus, customer profiles and/or their savvy staff—all together
The taste of Christmas cakes varies from one family to another as the ingredients used also vary. Each family has a different recipe to which
Kolkata is ready to soak in the spirit of Christmas literally. Cake-mixing events are on at all hotels in the city.
I had seen Thanksgiving feasts on cable TV before in India. But when your friend’s grandma brings a steaming hot freshly basted Turkey out of
The thekua also known as ‘khajuri’ has achieved a cult status of sorts. It is immensely popular in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and the foothills
This one-pot meal is ideal for all occasions…be it picnics, chilly winter nights, rainy days, or as an offering to gods and goddesses…khichuri is a
The café culture and helped popularise coffee in its many avatars…café latte, espresso, classic cappuccino, vanilla cappuccino and many more.
Every region in India has its own bread typical to its landscape. Some of these like the humble roti or stuffed paratha are consumed as
