Step up to the plat: Khufu's CairoKhufu's restaurant offers a unique dining experience near the Giza Pyramid Complex. Chef Mostafa Seif presents modern Egyptian cuisine. The...
12 Jun, 2025, 01.32 AM IST
India and Turkey’s crossed connections in food and historyIndia and Turkey share a rich yet complicated history shaped by their Turkic roots, with the Ottoman and Mughal empires influencing their r...
25 May, 2025, 12.36 PM IST
Tracing how hummus was invented and went globalThe article explored the journey of hummus from its Middle Eastern origins to its global popularity. It touched on its introduction in Mumb...
25 Aug, 2024, 12.31 PM IST
Taste of identity: From Goan amaranth to Malabar spinach, 6 vegetables that became cultural symbols. Amaranth was once central to Aztecs and other Mesoamerican civilisations. They used its seeds to make ritual offerings, which their Spani...
10 Dec, 2023, 10.12 AM IST
A menu with memories: Remembering the departed through their favourite foodWhen many mourners gather, often from far, they get hungry. Since the immediate family may be too grief-stricken to cook, food is brought b...
02 May, 2021, 08.49 AM IST
Western chefs are turning scent composers but Indian cuisine has always recognised its importancePerfumery was one of the key ways in which a rich man’s food differed from dishes cooked for the masses.
09 Mar, 2019, 11.00 PM IST
Time travel: World's oldest cuisines make way to Bengaluru's dining menuThe idea is to educate diners in understanding food as one of the most important achievements of human evolution.
18 Jul, 2018, 10.28 AM IST
The pointlessness of drawing national boundaries for global staplesHummus is just one of many Middle Eastern foods that have become global staples.
30 Dec, 2017, 08.20 AM IST
Food for thought: Cities where dishes from around the world come togetherTruly nowhere else in the world can one find such an eclectic array of food.
30 Nov, 2017, 12.31 PM IST
Here are some summer drinks you can try to keep yourself coolAfter Indian food, local traditional summer beverages like tender coconut and lassi are receiving a global stir now.
17 May, 2017, 05.32 PM IST
Egyptian cuisine: A supernova of flavours serving up several cultures and continents on a single plateBread is the soul of an Egyptian meal. No wonder, it is called “eish”, meaning life or survival. It was once used as currency also.
23 Apr, 2017, 12.16 AM IST
In Israel, food is a fusion of flavours of happinessIsrael also offers surprisingly good wines. After all, the country’s wine history dates back to biblical times. Golan Heights offers the be...
02 Jan, 2017, 01.50 PM IST
- Indians used own cooking pots in Egypt during ancient Indo-Roman trade
Kolkata, Oct 18 (IANS) Cooking was as personal to Indians in the early Roman period as it is now, says a noted British expert on Roman pott...
18 Oct, 2016, 11.20 AM IST
Dining in Dubai, a nation whose dietary habits have been shaped by waves of immigrants over the decadesThe original diet of the Emiratis was desert-sourced — camel’s milk, dates, fresh ocean produce. Easterners brought rice and spices to this...
19 Jul, 2015, 12.30 PM IST
Big B inaugurates 'India by the Nile festival' in EgyptThe 72-year-old actor was excited about his three-day visit to the Egypt's capital and commended the Embassy of India and Ministry of Cultu...
31 Mar, 2015, 12.43 PM IST
Sushma Swaraj invokes Egyptian poet Ahmed Shawki to describe India-Arab tiesSwaraj today quoted these lines to emphasise that India and Arab world are not "new friends" and partners, but their relationship that date...
21 Aug, 2014, 05.57 PM IST
World on a platter: Culinary trails across the globeWe move from Indian sweet tooth indulgence, which will instantly ring a bell due to the festivities to edible choices on the international ...
12 Sep, 2013, 05.10 AM IST