PHOTO: Skarie20 / Getty Images/iStockphoto There are three things that guarantee a mind of bliss and satisfaction. The resonating yet gratifying sound of solid noodle blocks being cracked before the pieces are dropped into a boiling pot of water. Then there’s the smell that erupts when you mix in the spices and let the noodles…
Delicacies at the Deepavali Sweets Mela organised by Coimbatore-based Friends Catering. There are over 100 varieties of sweets on display, apart from savouries for the festive season. | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan For the past 14 years, Soundravalli S. has unfailingly placed her order for traditional Deepavali bakshanams (sweets and savouries) with caterer L.V. Pattapa a…
Deepavali parties mean bejewelled guests, bedecked tables with sweets, grazing boards and a bar to match that menu. But, what if you could reinvent the Diwali party with a NoLo (no alcohol-low alcohol) twist? Gen Z is drinking far less than millennials and when it drinks, it chooses lower ABV (alcohol per volume) beverages. In…
A sample of honey (L) besides the coloured ones. | Photo Credit: Reuters Imagine trying to collect some honey and finding it in colours of green, blue and the brightest hues you can find instead of the typical golden yellow. This was exactly the kind of fix that beekeepers in France found themselves in! The…
“Good evening, miss! May I have your phone?” says a burly man at the door. We have just been released from the coils of Marathahalli traffic, edging through the bustle of evening commuters into the sudden, conspiratorial hush of a dimly lit reception. He confiscates my phone, tapes the camera shut and hands it back…
A bento box is a Japanese-style lunchbox meal that includes rice or noodles, egg or meat, vegetables and other side dishes. Each portion of the meal is neatly placed in sections, without one portion touching the other. It is balanced with required quantities of carbs (rice or noodles), protein (meat, eggs, tofu or seafood) and…
You may be familiar with shapes like macaroni, penne, spaghetti, and even ravioli. But these pasta shapes are so weird, they’ll make you raise your eyebrows and go — “Oh, mamma mia!” Let’s have a look at some funny-looking, unusual pasta shapes. Testaroli Testaroli. PHOTO: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Is it bread? Is it pasta? We’ll leave…
The Telangana Food Safety Department carried out a statewide inspection of pizza outlets, covering both the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) area and districts across the state | Photo Credit: Handle @cfs_telangana on X Telangana Food Safety Department inspected 55 pizza establishments Telangana Food Safety Department carried out a statewide inspection of pizza outlets, covering…
In 2018, when Lolita Sarkar, founder and chief alchemist of Unusual Spirits, Goa, moved to the beach capital of India, she started hosting suppers for friends and making jams. It was during the pandemic that her experiments with spirited concoctions introduced her to the liqueur space serendipitously. Lolita Sarkar | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Five…
In 2018, when Lolita Sarkar, founder and chief alchemist of Unusual Spirits, Goa, moved to the beach capital of India, she started hosting suppers for friends and making jams. It was during the pandemic that her experiments with spirited concoctions introduced her to the liqueur space serendipitously. Lolita Sarkar | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Five…
