What a geographical indication tag means for a productIndia, which is a party to TRIPS, formulated a GI law in 1999, which came into force four years later. India has till now granted 303 GIs, ...
Move over gouda & parmesan! Indian cheese like chhurpi, kalari have unique tastes and tales to tellMany believe the Europeans introduced India to cheese-making traditions. But physicist-turned-cheese-maker Aditya Raghavan says cheese maki...
How hungry British sahibs and Portuguese sailors helped Bengalis develop their sweet toothJust like Phantom, the masked superhero of Old Jungle, there are endless legends.
West Bengal government plans to get GI tag for 4 traditional Bengali sweetsThe four sweetmeats for which GI tags are being sought are 'Moa' of Jainagar, 'Sarpuria' of Krishnagar, and 'Sitabhog' and 'Mihidana' of Bu...
Geographical indication tag sparks a bitter debate on rasgullaMost food historians in West Bengal believe it was in vented in then Calcutta in 1868 by iconic confectioner Nobin Chandra Das, whose son l...
Ice-cream companies to use imported kiwi, cranberry in their offerings this summerA number of ice-cream manufacturers are all set to flood the domestic market with ice-creams that will contain imported exotic fruits.
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