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Vishalakshi Padmanabhan is Devoted to Preserving Heirloom Rice Varieties

December 8, 2023
Archana Pidathala

In this chapter of 'Why Cook’, Archana Pidathala tells us about Vishalakshi Padmanabhan, founder of Buffalo Back Collective in Bangalore. Vishala’s guiding principle for the organic store is rooted in the food ethic she grew up with: to waste nothing, and cherish everything.

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Mrs K.M. Mathew gained popularity after her column on Mutton Bafath

October 26, 2023
Thangam Mammen

Generations of Malayalis have grown up with Mrs K.M.Mathew’s treasured cookbooks. Read the foreword of her latest book, Mrs K.M. Mathew’s Finest, by her daughter Thangam Mammen. In a short interview with her, we discover more about her mother’s measured approach to cooking and living.

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An Excerpt From The 1Shanthiroad Cookbook

August 25, 2023
Suresh Jayaram

Like most other things at 1Shanthiroad,an arts space in Bangalore,the kitchen is open to all. Suresh Jayaram remembers bright flavours from his childhood, and talks about how his family’s affinity towards feeding influences how he runs the studio.

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An Excerpt From The Sweet Salt of Tamil: Things We Do Not Know About Tamil Country

June 26, 2023
Tho Paramasivan

The Tamils of the past regarded salt as a symbol of taste and wealth. Read this short excerpt from The Sweet Salt of Tamil in which chronicler Tho Paramisavan writes on salt, feeling, and the symbolism of salt in Tamil culture.

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An Excerpt from Spiced, Smoked, Pickled, Preserved: Recipes and Reminiscences From India’s Eastern Hills

August 27, 2022
Indranee Ghosh

In the opening chapter of the book, author Indranee Ghosh writes about her grandfather’s culinary adventures in Cherrapunji, where he had just moved to work as a preacher for the Brahmo Samaj.

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