When you come home after a long time, you tend to gravitate to the familiar places, to further reinforce that sense of nostalgia that starts manifesting from the moment of touchdown. Over time, these places change, so the place you return to is never quite the place you left, be it your old bedroom, your…
Month: May 2022
The Cocktail Chronicles (Part 5)
Variations on an Old-Fashioned Last time, we talked about the multiple variations spawned by the basic martini formula. Similar to the martini, the old-fashioned has also given rise to number of variation and eponymous drinks. The drink most similar to the old-fashioned is the Sazerac, the official cocktail of New Orleans; it is an important…
Curry Roux : Japan
So far in our curry series, we have examined Britain and Thailand’s take on the Indian curry, familiar yet different, a classic example of other cultures assimilating our cuisine and making it their own, a reverse Tangra chilli chicken or white sauce penne, if you will. In this final instalment, we turn our attention to…
Curry Paste : Thailand
Last week, we traced the origin of the word “curry” from its colonial roots to the skyrocketing numbers of curry houses in the UK. This week, we will examine about another distinct style of curry. Until just 1939, Thailand was referred to as Siam. Although Siam had never been colonised by the West, its cuisine…
Curry Powder : Britain
In this series, we will explore three global derivatives of the India’s most important culinary export. On the way, we will dabble in history and etymology, food science and philosophy, and a lot more. May is going to be all about the globalisation of curry. As an Indian, I absolutely detest the word “curry”. Think…
The Gourmet Glutton 