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Letters from the Room | Explore All
The Laddoo Lore
Akash traces the history of the Mayurbhanj laddoo through royal kitchens while also sharing his fondness for the laddoo that he grew up eating with his grandfather.
In the Habit of Sweetness
A delicate mortar-pestle meant only for saffron becomes an inheritance of taste, ritual, and a grandmother’s insistence on everyday sweetness for a member of LFC Mumbai.
Wednesdays at Shaikpet’s Farmers’ Market
An LFC member reflects on how a weekly farmers’ market in Hyderabad’s Shaikpet neighbourhood unexpectedly grew into a community that remembered her even after she moved away.
Coming home to the LFC
Two sisters share their stories of food and memory and why they keep returning to the Local Food Club.
Oh the Things We’ve Seen | Explore All
Monsoon Specials from a Store in Mangalore
Cassia tora or sickle senna—a wild fruit known for its medicinal value. Photo by Archana.
Mahua, Honey, and the Making of Modern India
‘People Who Lived In The Forests: Mahua, Honey and the Making of Modern India’, an essay by Bahaar Jain.
The Badhal and Phalsa Fruit Crises
Badhal or monkey fruit. Photo by Manjari.
Shevla Season
Shevla with its kand (bulb), and green kakad fruits. Photo by Herb.