indian food

Across India, several Christian communities prepare sweet homemade wines for the festive season from a rich array of local fruit, roots and grain. Above, a glass of golden pineapple wine.

From Beetroot To Pineapple, Homemade Wines Sweeten Christmas In India

11:21am December 24, 2015

by Nina Martyris

Across India, Christian communities make sweet homemade wines for the festive season from an array of local fruit, roots and grain. But the know-how behind this ancient tradition may be disappearing.

Kolkata now has its first food truck: Agdum Bagdum. Its owners, two foodies who quit pharmaceutical jobs to become food truckers, were inspired by America's food truck craze — which, of course, was inspired by street food in places like Kolkata.

America's Food Truck Craze Parks On The Streets Of Kolkata

8:22pm November 11, 2015

by Sandip Roy

Kolkata now has its first food truck: Agdum Bagdum, which hawks Indian fusion food. It was inspired by American food trucks — which were originally inspired by street food in places like Kolkata.

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A 16th century woodcut shows the interior of a kitchen. In medieval Europe, cooks combined contrasting flavors and spices in much the same way that Indian cooking still does today.

How Snobbery Helped Take The Spice Out Of European Cooking

12:57pm April 06, 2015

by Maanvi Singh

Complex, contrasting flavors are a hallmark of Indian cooking. They used to dominate Western food, too. What changed? When spices became less exclusive, Europe's elite revamped their cuisines.

Wilbur Sargunaraj takes us on a culinary tour of village food in India.

World News

Cooking With Wilbur: Recipes From A South Indian Village

4:46pm January 08, 2015

by Vijitha Shyam

If you'd like to try pepper water (it's hot hot hot) or day-old rice (it tastes better than it sounds), we've got the scoop.

At Calcutta's famous New Market, vendors do brisk business in fruitcake as Christmas approaches.

Arts

A Punch Line In The U.S., Christmas Fruitcake Is Big In Calcutta

7:00am December 25, 2014

by Sandip Roy

Seen as indestructible in the West, fruitcakes are indispensable in the bustling Hindu city. Bakers of all faiths have the ovens running round the clock to feed Calcutta's appetite for the cakes.

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