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Food: Hot from the printing press
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): "Proof of the pudding," they say, "is in the eating". And, "Seeing is believing," tells another adage. But, how do you react when a 3-D printed snack or steak is served to you on a plate?
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Foraged foods: From survival to fine dining
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): Foraging food started as a vogue some ten years back--a push back to proliferating globalization and homogenization of food. The reaction, it was claimed, was to restore our link with Mother Earth and persuade us to adopt an eco-friendly lifestyle full of
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Potato potboiler? Life beyond Chips n Fries
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): The potato has always been treated as a plebeian vegetable in India, but in many other countries it is the staple that substitutes for cereals. Ever since the tuber solanum tuberosum made its journey from South American continent to the older world, cha
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Camel Milk: The exotic elixir
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 27 (ANI): The Xmas hamper we received this year had an unusual and exotic delicacy. There was a box containing artisanal single-origin chocolates made with Camel milk. The dark chocolates came in different flavours and were sinfully seductive, especially those enr
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Mocking meat
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): The surging trend in the food business globally is the emergence of 'mock meat'. Millions of dollars are being spent on advertising campaigns to convince us that it is good for us (our health) and good for the planet (for conservation of the environment)
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Of ants eggs, silk worms n more
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): Entomophagy is a word that has suddenly gained currency in the gastronomic lexicon in the West. Translated literally, it means consuming insects for food. Gourmet diners and innovative chefs also refer to this category of ingredients as 'Novel Foods'.
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Hamburger in golden veil
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): If you think that a Hamburger belongs to the junk food fraternity popular only with kids or it is a toxic product exported by the neo-imperialist USA weaponizing food to conquer the world, then you are mistaken. The patty in the bun that started its journ
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Putin's visit much more important than ever for India-Russia ties, say exp
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): As India gears up to host Vladimir Putin on Monday, experts highlight the significance of the visit of the Russian President for the annual summit between the leaders of both countries, which was postponed last year due to the COVID pandemic, and amid inc
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