Before refrigerators, people used clever methods like salting and fermentation to keep food fresh. These ancient techniques focused on cont...

Long before modern refrigerators, ancient humans mastered food preservation. They used sun, salt, cold, and microbes to store food for surv...

Gastro doctor Dr. Pal reveals that chronic gut inflammation often manifests as fatigue and bloating. He recommends five everyday foods—leaf...

Gastroenterologist Dr Pal reveals a traditional Indian meal of fermented rice and fish curry as a gut-health secret. Fermented rice, prepar...

Boosting energy and promoting overall health can be as easy as including nutrient-rich superfoods to your diet. Dietitians advise seven not...

Scientists have unlocked the secrets of ancient Roman cuisine. They identified fish used in 'garum', a popular Roman fish sauce. DNA analys...

Microbes are found everywhere in the world from the poles to the equator, and from the sea floor to the mountain peaks and they’re already ...

The most delicious version comes from mackerel that is simply fried or grilled, smoked, and served with a dash of lime.

The West’s embrace of Japanese cuisine as the one acceptable Asian option, though it conveniently ignores Japan’s many strongly-flavoured f...

There are probably thousands of different types of fermented foods consumed around the world.

Bengali New Year, also known as Nababarsho for Bengalis has another name - Poila Boisakh.

Families whip up once-a-year delicacies and pull out family recipes. While cake and marzipan are familiar treats, every region in India has...

Wastage is a luxury for the affluent and the good times. It is about time we look back to our hundreds of already existing 'jugads' for cri...

Sales of it have been declining but it is still an icon of British identity.

Red Boat Fish Sauce is now found in the kitchens of Michelin-starred restaurants.

Indian food uses various distinctive souring agents like the dark kachampuli vinegar, anaardana, and green bilimbi.

It’s a craving that only gets stronger with distance. Northeasterners living in other parts of the country are always asking each other: Is...