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The 260-year-old history connecting politics and sandwichesArticles about food on the election trail show that sandwiches are preferred even by veterans like Sharad Pawar.
12 Jun, 2022, 08.00 AM IST
Culinary historian Chitrita Banerji's memoir is styled like a 3-course meal with an ironic twistPublished by Picador India, the book is titled 'A Taste of My Life: A Memoir in Essays and Recipes'.
19 Feb, 2022, 10.32 AM IST
- Economists, Get Your Cookbooks Out!
We suggest a few economists pick up the ladle with one hand and a pen with the other and leave their mark in the gastronomic field. Jean Dr...
30 Nov, 2021, 11.42 PM IST
Daily Grind: How grinding remains central to Indian cuisinesStone mortars and pestles may have given way to electric blenders but grinding remains central.
07 Feb, 2021, 12.46 PM IST
The fine art of chopping veggies: From bonti to kuruni, Indians have yet to appreciate their indigenous knivesMost cooks ignore how well the cheap and humble Indian knives do their job.
11 Oct, 2020, 10.19 AM IST
Why domestic help continues to remain a thankless job in IndiaHer mother wanted to cook the crab with rice, but past crop failures meant that all that was available was cornflour doled out by the gover...
16 Mar, 2019, 11.04 PM IST
Why Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb’s duck plan makes senseDuck farming has potential to boost rural livelihoods if done as part of unified program of fish and rice farming.
08 Sep, 2018, 06.23 AM IST
Gourd of all things: The many versions of 'patol'A man was recently caught at Kolkata airport with over Rs 46 lakhs in euros and dollars stuffed into patols.
06 Jun, 2018, 12.00 PM IST
As the debate continues on the origin of rossogulla, take a look at the origins of the syrup or rasThis syrup or ras is what gives rossogulla its name, taste and texture, making it so irresistibly juicy.
08 Dec, 2017, 11.33 PM IST
Eggs may be escaping the veg/non-veg divide, emerging as a market ready to be cracked openKejriwal the politician might be in the doldrums at the moment, but Kejriwal the egg dish has, rather improbably, gone global.
22 Apr, 2017, 01.24 AM IST
Why sweet potatoes are one of the most historically important cropsSweet potatoes are perhaps the healthiest of the main edible tubers, with an outstanding combination of complex carbohydrates, vitamins, mi...
19 Nov, 2014, 02.41 PM IST
- Eating the write stuff between the pages
Travellers' tales are important for countries. They help fix a country’s image, putting down the stereotypes and simplifications that are t...
11 May, 2009, 01.33 AM IST
- Sweet Branding: IMF pedas, scam-free jalebis break mould
During Diwali every second shop in Mumbai’s downtown financial district seems to be selling sweets. But only one has IMF pedas. Fountain Dr...
24 Oct, 2006, 12.59 AM IST