I am on the other side of the phone and hear the almost screeching voice of my sister. I am hardly able to gather from her enthusiasm what is the all the ho-hum about. She is at my uncle’s place which is right beside the river side. It a arable three-storied bungalow overlooking the grand […]
My Aai What happens when you belong to two rich cultures soaked deep in its food history? You get a food historian and a storyteller. Occasionally I see folks mock the food habits of people who do not belong to their region. You don’t appreciate a certain food that’s alright but that doesn’t give you […]
Old Kitchen Classic tale Our childhood home was a row house blessed with an elaborate garden and backyard. The most important part of our home was the kitchen, its vein. This was the place where elaborate meals were made, a legacy was created, dictations were done while stirring the saucy curry and lessons were learnt while the […]
Feeling Happy ! Bought my new Mercedes-Benz V class Feeling accomplished ! Got promoted to Senior Executive level Feeling excited ! Travelling to Corsica Feeling amused ! Someone misspelled Tzatziki Feeling Blessed ! My daughter topped the class Yes….its all about happiness….we are all chasing the happiness bubble ! Women want to measure happiness by […]
The fish, hmmm…..a difficult ingredient in my hand. Where words like aroma is replaced by stink,devour is swapped with obscure and so on……Fish and me are not very cordial relations. To read the prologue please read this interesting post What the Fish…….!! Food memories are not always about one’s hankering but sometimes about one’s homesickness. An image […]
Food, in the end, in our own tradition, is something holy. It’s not about nutrients and calories. It’s about sharing. It’s about honesty. It’s about identity. – Louise Fresco This is a food blog which shares recipes from around the world powered by the mega power of internet and massive search algorithms of google, it reaches your […]
“As the great people say it little things are infinitely the most important Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things”. This post is dedicated to all my childhood antics which I think I would share with any child my age then….those early 80’s when kids could see […]
When you are brought up in a place where every culture,caste and creed is own then life is beautiful.I was never forced to speak/write my mother tongue.I always emancipated the elements of culture which appealed to me.I do not like questions like what is your native place?what is your mother tongue?what is your culture like?I […]
A very happy new year to all my friends.There is no better time of the year than new year when you can cook and celebrate with kith and kin.As to justify my title which i always do “What the Fish” well point no one it’s about fish and why is it used colloquially will be […]