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Unboxing childhood memories
Unboxing childhood memories
It’s festival time. A vacation to dada-dadi’s home is the highlight of the season. You hold your father’s hand tightly, skipping along in your new Bata shoes, which Mummy picked... Read more...
What is a pickle doing on my plate?
What is a pickle doing on my plate?
I am not much of a pickle eater. But even I cannot discount that an accompaniment or a side can add a zing to any meal. Be it a salad,... Read more...
Insights from the rough end of a pineapple
Insights from the rough end of a pineapple
As an avid reader, I have often wondered how we arrived at the terms cherry-picking, going bananas, giving a fig, sour grapes, a bad apple, a lemon, like a ripe... Read more...
On the Bhut Jolokia & Bird's Eye chilli trail!
On the Bhut Jolokia & Bird's Eye chilli trail!
Confessions first. I am a chili lover and hoarder of hot chili powders and whole-dried chilies collected from across India, Bhutan, Thailand, and Sri Lanka. Like most Asians I take... Read more...
Why Turmeric Pickle is better than turmeric powder
Why Turmeric Pickle is better than turmeric powder
For most of us in North India, winter is a paradox – a troublesome yet enticing season marked with bone-chilling weather and finger-licking good food. It’s the time to enjoy... Read more...
Summer Love
Summer Love
Last year I moved from Bangalore to Philadelphia. It is the first time I have lived away from my family, friends and from India. Like most Indians living abroad, I... Read more...
5 Indian pickles to eat before you die
5 Indian pickles to eat before you die
Sorry for the click-bait headline, but I just can't control my excitement for these 5 pickles. I genuinely love them and have ensured all my friends try them. These are... Read more...
Natural Food: Matter Vs Money
Natural Food: Matter Vs Money
Natural Food is bland, boring and unaffordable. Well, that is as wrong as saying Chellam Sir does not know. Jokes apart, natural food can be as interesting and totally worth... Read more...