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.
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
Telugu wedding food beautifully weaves together the past, present, and future. It is a testament to the rich heritage of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Rayalaseema,
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
At school I tucked into tiffin boxes filled with food from so many communities. I happily exchanged corn beef sandwiches for spicy Aloo Parathas. I
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
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
The Tamil culinary tradition believes in the principle of ‘arusuvai’ or the six different tastes – sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, salty, astringent (pungent), which helps
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
American author Sarah Josepha Buell Hale apparently played a role in popularising turkey as a Thanksgiving dish. In her novel 'Northwood', she devoted one whole
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
