Tracing India’s Food Journey – Part I
Tracing India’s Food Journey – Part I It’s a truism that India is the most diverse country in the world – ethnically, linguistically, culturally, and gastronomically. A debate about what constitutes India’s national dish – khichdi once proposed...
In Search of the Perfect Pav Bhaji
In Search of the Perfect Pav Bhaji On her first trip to Mumbai, we take author and food historian Colleen Taylor Sen on a pav bhaji jaunt to some of the city’s most iconic eateries Colleen Taylor Sen’s tryst with Indian food goes back nearly four decades, when she...
Street Food in India
Street Food in India PART I: OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTION Every city, town, and village in this vast country of over 1 billion people has its roadside stands and hawkers. Indians eat street food at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as an afternoon snack (often taken home for...
Gujarati Sweets Warm up the Winter
Gujarati Sweets Warm up the Winter In winter, Gujaratis prepare certain sweets considered to have healthful heating properties. One is gundar pak (the light brown spheres in the photograph) which is made from wheat flour, sugar, ghee, ginger, ganthoda (valerian),...