Having spent much of her childhood on trains, Aarthi Parthasarthy,a self-proclaimed “railway kid”,reflects on her family’s favourite stations for tasty food, her father’s knowledge of the intricate catering system, and j…
Sumeet Kaur, founder of Spudnik Farms and tuber enthusiast, talks to Mukta Patil about these resilient root vegetables, how the Kunbi community preserve and worship them, and making mudali bharta at home.
Attempting to bridge the growing gaps between producers and consumers of coffee, Grounds For Change addresses matters of traceability, fairness, and taste. Yashvi Shah offers a glimpse into the daily realities of coffee…
Memories on a Plate, a crowd-sourced initiative by Nivaala and The Alipore Post, seeks to build a bigger kitchen,one with room for memory, identity, grief, and a wide spectrum of emotions that deepen our relationships wi…
Divya Chowfin, the co-founder of Himalayan Haat, speaks to Throvnica Chandrasekar about farming within a natural ecosystem, running a business from the mountains, and why their bestselling Malta Cooler is also a family f…
Farmer and seed-saver Sunil Bhoye tells Oishika Roy about how seeds can be preserved by storing them in earthen pots and bamboo stems, and passing his knowledge of wild foods on to his daughter through the Wild Food Fest…
The Thal Sunday Market is indispensable to Neil Khopkar’s family-run eatery in Alibag. Leaning into local flavours and ingredients, it is here that they buy hirva vanga, samudra methi, and sakla, among a bunch of other p…
Baskarel smells strong,sharp, pungent, earthy,when soaked in water. When ground and deep-fried upon mixing with gram flour, it’s crunchy, salty, a little spicy. Priyanka Bhadani reveals her younger self’s loathing,and no…
Black cumin is the default variety that grows all over the Kashmir valley. Though the higher the altitude, the better, and more fragrant the spice, writes Marryam H. Reshii in 'The Flavour of Spice’.
Sunil Bhoye, a farmer and conservationist from Maharashtra, talks to Shailesh Awate of OOO Farms about the demands of foraging, and how traditional knowledge is passed down in the Kokni tribe that he belongs to.
Where can our spices be traced back to? Aswin Prasannakumar and Yathi Kumar, co-founders of Nilgiri Marten Spices,talk to Yashvi Shah about good spices, sourcing their produce, and how sweetening their tea with Marayoor…
Retired fisher S. Palayam collects data that helps fisherfolk in Chennai navigate the weather and sustain ways of traditional fishing.