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FERMENTED DRINKS AND AGING
‘The average Indian eats at the wrong time’: Bengaluru doctor reveals 6 daily habits secretly damaging gut healthA Bengaluru-based colorectal surgeon highlights common unhealthy habits among Indians, including eating and sleeping at irregular times, an...
India’s brandy boom still feels uncool. Liquor cos want to give it a makeoverBrandy, a spirit deeply entrenched in South India's culture and cinema, is now undergoing a national makeover. Despite being India's second...
Pineapples, mangoes, green chillies: Kerala’s 500-year-old probiotic summer drink keeps you cool naturally. Bangalore food blogger shares easy homemade recipeBeat the summer heat with a traditional Kerala-style fermented drink. This natural cooler, made with pineapple, raw mango, and green chilli...
Indri Visitor Centre: India’s latest whisky destination where craft, culture, and whisky convergeIndia's Indri Visitor Centre emerges as a landmark in global whisky tourism, offering an immersive experience that blends heritage, innovat...
Madhavan reveals the dish that keeps him fit at 55: 'It's the most calming, filling breakfast....'Actor R. Madhavan, at 55, attributes his fitness to kanji, a fermented South Indian rice preparation. This simple, nourishing dish, enhance...
Popular drink can reverse aging? This beverage can improve immunity and help achieve longevity, finds researchA new study from Japan suggests that kefir, a fermented milk drink known for gut health, may also help slow immune aging and support longev...
How beer established civilisationContrary to popular belief, beer, not bread, may have been the primary driver for the dawn of agriculture. Archaeological evidence suggests...
8 must-try drinks that fight aging and boost gut, skin health, say top nutritionistsHealthy aging isn’t solely about exercise and sleep, it’s also impacted by the beverages we have. Experts advise several drinks to aid our ...
This one food habit could shield you from arthritis, obesity and diabetes. Science backs what Indian kitchens always knewFermented foods like idli, curd, and kanji aren’t just staples of Indian kitchens—they’re emerging as powerful allies in the fight against ...
Tequila’s flexibility in building tongue-popping cocktails makes it the darling of distillers and bartendersThough the lineage of tequila goes back to 1000 BCE, to the land of Aztecs (Mexico), where it was once popular as pulque, modern-day master...
Tracing the many benefits (and busting a few myths) of toddy-tapping of coconut palmsTapping coconut trees for their sap, also known as toddy-tapping, is often seen as damaging to coconut yields. However, some farmers sugges...
From Long Meadow to Bramleys: Irish ciders are a piece of art, yet not popular enough among Indian folkloreCider can never really be high on alcohol because apples, even at their sweetest, are low in sugar.
How calvados, the apple brandy from France, found its ardent followersCalvados was named after a ship that was part of the Spanish Armada sent to conquer England in 1588.
The difference between scotch and whiskey explainedWhy is one expensive than the other or why does the taste differ according to the ‘age’ of the alcohol?
High milk intake tied to increased mortality riskResearchers of Uppsala University in Sweden found that the high levels of lactose and galactose in milk mean the drink in large quantities ...
Time to think of an alcohol policy that dispenses with the cantIt would have to address three things: the morality of drinking, the cost to public health and the impact liquor has on politics.
Sunday ET: Is bourbon America’s answer to Britain’s Scotch?A good whiskey never comes on its own; it can only be invoked, cajoled or coerced to appear.
- Old wine: Humankind's priorities unchanged
That humankind's quest for intoxication probably predates other more worthy efforts such as inventing the wheel and domesticating horses is...
- Know your booze!
Experts say eating food before drinking retains alcohol in the system where it is absorbed slowly into the blood stream. This gives the liv...
- Port & sherry from the cookbooks
A wonderful afternoon with the eminence grise of the Indian hotel industry, PRS ‘Biki’ Oberoi,a fortnight ago provided me with much food fo...