Food habits of people have been determined time and again by their socio-political environment. Sounds weird? It will be clear by the time you finish
As the air turns warmer around us things turn a little sour. Only in the most positive way.
Except for a Saraswati Puja, or an Ashtamir anjali, occasions where wearing a saree is almost mandatory owing to age-old tradition, where have all the
Chicken noodle soup may be many Americans’ go-to staple when it comes to healing the body and soul. But when I’m down and out, nothing
Foliage plants have decorative leaves, but all such plants, like for example, Coleus, Croton need ample sunlight and hence are unsuitable for indoor use. But,
Dal interestingly is both an ingredient as well as a dish. It can be a poor man’s staple as well as a luxurious indulgence. Dal
From morning till afternoon amidst yellow and ochre robed men– cooks and volunteers got busy cooking kilos of pork with bamboo shoots and fragrant white
However, paneer is a type of cheese from India, while tofu is soybean curd from China. On the other hand Burmese tofu is made from
A large number of immigrants who settled in Brazil introduced their own culinary culture– like the German & Russians in the south of Brazil, Japanese
“Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is a group of viruses that are very common. There are about 100 types of HPV, of which at least 14
The history of Mango began thousands of years ago in the Indian subcontinent. The national fruit of India, Pakistan and Philippines, the mango tree is
‘Shutki Maach’ as we call the ‘dried fish’ is an acquired taste. You’d only have to look at the love people have for dried, smoked
Hibiscus is a genus, of which 2 species are mainly grown in West Bengal, Hibiscus rosa sinesnis, locally known as 'Jaba' and Hibiscus mutabilis (Sthal
The Tamil culinary tradition believes in the principle of ‘arusuvai’ or the six different tastes – sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, salty, astringent (pungent), which helps
A normal adult lady expels one egg (ovum) each month from a fluid filled sac. It enters the Fallopian Tube, one on each side of
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