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  1. Tiffin thoughts

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    / November 12, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By Raamesh Gowri Raghavan   Tiffin – a word that belonged to Victorian England, but which has now been completely annexed by Indians. And especially South Indians at that, who have given it its rich, nuanced meanings.   A word that immediately summons daydreams of crisp vadai, ambade, dosai, bajji,...

  2. The Gojju glorification

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    / October 9, 2011 / 5 Comments
    As a Tambram, I have about as much right to write about Gojju as an Englishman has to write on Hindustani music. But as ancient wisdom goes, it is the lover of food that knows more about food than the maker. Hence, I cling to this wisdom and boldly sally...

  3. A fish out of water

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    / September 29, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By Debanish Achom   If you are a fish lover, there are certain species that you may not be able to enjoy anymore. These include the rare fresh water fish varieties like the Deccan Mahseer and Black clams.   There is some grim news for both fish lovers and conservationists...
    Posted in Food
    Tagged fish, variety

  4. The Eriseri Exultation

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    / July 17, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By Raamesh Gowri Raghavan   It all began with a discussion about lunch. Saturday morning had become afternoon, my work at school was done, and hungry stomachs were forcing their respective brains to consider lunch. Shirish Ma’am offered to get me a sandwich to last me till I got home....
    Posted in Food
    Tagged dish, eriseri

  5. Coffee with Satyajit Ray!

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    / July 12, 2011 / 2 Comments
    The Indian Coffee House on College Street, Kolkata, has got something that the rest of the Coffee House branches across India don’t have — it has style. One doesn’t need a time machine to travel 50 years into the past. The Coffee House is the transport. Some say the ghosts...

  6. Kumbakonam degree kaapi, a joy forever

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    / July 5, 2011 / 2 Comments
    How to kickstart your day on a happy note? Get up at any reasonable hour. I am not asking you rise at 5 am. After you get ready, settle down in a comfortable chair and tell your spouse that you are now ready for the legendary Kumbakonam Degree (Coffee) Kaapi...

  7. Turban vs Turban

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    / June 29, 2011 / Leave a comment
     Biryani, India’s most popular dish is actually an Iranian import. And since we Indians never agree on anything and each of us love to do it our own way, there are a thousand varieties of Biryani available across India. Down South, people take their Biryani very, very seriously; be it...
    Posted in Chennai, Food
    Tagged biryani, restaurant, turban

  8. Khara Bun in Bush country

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    / June 28, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By Alladi Jayasri   Went to Dallas for a nostalgic week with Venky, Priya, Sanju and Rajeev. Day 1 Priya’s lunch was redolent of Madras waiting, which was eaten over cricket followed by a bit of Sun TV. It felt more like Madras than Dallas. During a visit to a...
    Posted in Food
    Tagged , george bush, khara bun

  9. Ode to Upma

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    / June 22, 2011 / Leave a comment
    The Upma is a wondrous thing, it is verily without a simile In Kalidasa’s verse, Upma is the simile, to us it is family God, who couldn’t be everywhere, sent to us our Ma And Ma , in her necessity, invented the Upma.   Most days, the common Upma ,...
    Posted in Food
    Tagged award, snack, upma

  10. Mere paas … Upma hai

    Posted by Vasanthi Hariprakash
    / June 21, 2011 / 5 Comments
    ‘Gobbra’ is not a word you want to use to describe a USD 100,000 winning dish. Gobbra, in Kannada, means manure; further details you wouldn’t want to know. But in thousands of Kannadiga homes, Upma aka Uppittu has been called that. Or in English-speaking Kannada homes, `fertiliser’. So you can...

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