In a city known for its parottas and fiery non-vegetarian dishes, a small eatery tucked away in a narrow street has spent more than 50 years experimenting with the dosas. At Ayyapan Dosa Kadai, a dosa made with just a ladleful of batter on a hot tawa comes in more than 100 varieties. Here, they […]

Do you always cook the daal a certain way because your mother made it like that and it always reminds you of her, or does a certain dish transport you to summer holidays spent in your grandma’s kitchen? For author, publisher, and columnist Malvika Singh, food is closely tied to memory — of family, friendship, […]

Every now and then, alongside debates about one national song or one election, a row breaks out on social media about whether India should have a national food just as it has a national animal. Usually, it ends up as a food fight between the biryani bloc and the khichdi khandaan. But after reading Sudha G. […]

When Bikaner-based graphic designer Laxmi Rajpurohit, 22, began noticing changes in the taste, smell and consistency of the milk her family was getting from a big, reputed brand, she suspected foul play and decided to take things in her hands. She had read about simple ways of testing milk at home to check for water, […]

Australia-based food-safety scientist Sukhvinder Pal Singh, whose roots hail from a family of farmers in Una, Himachal Pradesh, is a senior research scientist with the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, in Ourimbah. Fondly called SP Singh, at 46, he leads research on fresh-produce safety and traceability. His work following Australia’s deadly 2018 Listeria (bacteria […]

Last month, when I heard Bunny Gupta had died, I felt a pang. I did not know her. But I knew her byline from newspapers in Kolkata. Most of all, I knew her as one of the authors of a book I loved — The Calcutta Cook Book: A Treasury of Recipes from Pavement to […]

Navratri brings a change in the way many people eat, with traditional recipes, fasting-friendly ingredients and vegetarian delicacies taking centre stage. In Visakhapatnam, hotels are marking the festival with special menus that combine familiar comfort food with festive preparations. Here are two spreads to explore during the season. Novotel Visakhapatnam Varun Beach Navratri thali | […]