[ad_1] Sugarcane grown on the flooded river banks of the Pampa, Manimala, Achankovil and Meenachil yields sweet organic jaggery with a distinctive taste Two days ago, I received by post two packs of honey-coloured organic jaggery. Sweetened by the sun and the rich riverine soil, it narrates a sweet story of the revival of sugarcane […]
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Stranger & Sons gin draws attention to Indian botanicals by winning multiple international awards
[ad_1] Distilled in Goa, Stranger & Sons has been impressing international juries this year with its notes of sweet spices, ginger and citrus peels Stranger & Sons, a contemporary Indian Gin, just won gold at Gin Master 2021 after competing with 472 entries from 233 different companies. The judges were convinced that it would “stand […]
The PCOS discourse in India is changing, and it’s about time
[ad_1] For 2021’s Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Awareness Month, India sees a surge in dialogue about women’s health as well as the first summit by PCOS Club India dedicated to the ‘cyster-hood’ When 28-year-old Noor Shukla (name changed to protect privacy) decided to deal with her Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), one of her extended family members […]
How a Kerala farmer is experimenting with paddy and art
[ad_1] Praseed Kumar from Wayanad grows over 125 traditional rice varieties and does rice paddy art in his field Praseed Kumar Thayyil is back home after another busy day at work. It was the last day of planting rice seedlings for the new “rice paddy art” coming up on his paddy field. “We are ‘drawing’ […]
Sudha Menon’s book ‘Recipes for Life’ is about comfort food of 30 well-known Indians
[ad_1] ‘Recipes for Life’ celebrates India’s food diversity and culinary traditions I am craving comfort food, the way my mother makes it: well-cooked kanji, payar thoran, red coconut chutney, dollops of ghee and generous helpings of crisp, hot, golden pappadam and, maybe, a dash of pickle. If you read Pune-based Sudha Menon’s new book, Recipes […]
Drive-in restaurants offer diners physically distanced meals
[ad_1] Drive-in restaurants are catching the fancy of diners in the pandemic era, with portable trays hitched to car windows, QR-coded menus and curated playlists Move over BYOB, it is time to BYOC: Bring Your Own Car. With customers still nervous about eating at busy restaurants, but eager to get out of the house after […]
Mary Cook death: Gogglebox star dies, aged 92
Gogglebox star Mary Cook died in hospital over the weekend, Channel 4 has announced, Gogglebox star Mary Cook had died at the age of 92. as tributes pour in for TV legend who was as ‘beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and dear friend to many Gogglebox star Mary Cook has passed away at the age of 92, […]
How Chennai’s migrants gave the city its iconic street food havens
[ad_1] A melting pot of migrants, Chennai is home to myriad communities who have given the city some iconic street foods, from bread butter bun to hand-churned ice cream. This Madras Day, we pay tribute As locals, we know what to order at Chennai’s most iconic restaurants and food stalls. Over years of sitting at […]
Meet Chennai’s food artists who’ve stood the test of time
[ad_1] Food historian Rakesh Raghunathan’s new documentary series tracks the people and emotions behind popular local joints In the bylanes of Mandaveli, a man dressed in a low-slung pair of shorts has been tending wood-fired stoves in a soot-blackened kitchen for over 40 years now. And the hot meals he plates up have turned scores […]
Brew sachets are all the rage, according to these Indian coffee masterbrewers
[ad_1] Can brew sachets be a gamechanger for India’s coffee-lovers? A recent online coffee discussion hosted by Something’s Brewing explained how On August 13, coffee lovers were introduced to a novel way of savouring their preferred beverage — brew sachets. At an online brewing session organised by Something’s Brewing, they experienced how these little brew […]