Soak, roast, whack and roll: Swetha Sivakumar on…
Indians were consuming poha – flattened rice flakes – centuries before Dr John Kellogg patented his corn flakes in…
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A single malt to brew them all: Swetha Sivakumar…
What do beer and baby food have in common? Don’t be alarmed; it’s the process of malting. As any beer enthusiast…
Amber alert: Swetha Sivakumar on the benefits of…
Nobody in India gets excited about parboiled rice these days. It’s still used in states such as Kerala, Odisha,…
Roll, devour, be energised?: Swetha Sivakumar on…
Snack bars and energy bars are basically rectangular versions of the ladoo, sometimes upgraded, other times…
Sound Bites: Swetha Sivakumar on chewing gum
The year was 1891. Salesman William Wrigley Jr, was trying to entice shopkeepers into stocking his products -- soap…
In this week’s Sound Bites, say cheese with…
About 5,000 years ago, people in West Asia figured out that when soured and curdled milk was concentrated by…