A Brief History Earthenware has occupied a valued place in our kitchens for centuries, providing vessels for cooking, storage and serving. The earliest examples of pit-fired earthenware date back to 29000-25000 BC. This versatile invention, with minor innovations, continues to play a very special role in our lives! Pottery has always been a part of our culture
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C.H.E.E.S.E … India does not have a strong culture of cheese except for paneer which is ubiquitous despite its roots in the northern parts of the country. Many of us have not even heard of cheese varieties from other parts of India. Sikkim has its chhurpi made from buttermilk, Tibet has churu from yak milk,
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Well, we all agree that green leafy vegetables are powerhouses of nutrition! Greens are delicious and mingle well with many vegetables. Ideally, they should be consumed soon upon arrival but that doesn’t always seem possible. Especially during the pandemic, we try to stock these greens and other essentials to maintain a minimum contact with the
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Every time I enter an Ikea or a Home Centre, the ‘Alice in Wonderland’ feeling descends upon me. Then I enter the kitchen equipment area and it is Disneyland! If you are like me and the shimmer of shiny pots and pans calls to you like the
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Which is the most ubiquitous instrument in all our kitchens and yet the most under-appreciated? Yes! A knife! My tryst with knives was limited to the chhuri, chaakoo, and bada chaakoo for a very long time. The more exotic boti was grandmom’s domain and its humble cousin, the Anjali chopper, my mother’s. Every once in
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