food – Banjaran Foodie

How is cooking oil refined?

Are refined vegetable oils safe to consume or are they just sheer devils?

Answering some commonly asked questions about a popular food additive – Maltodextrin

The summer tea harvest from the Selim Hill Tea Collective, Darjeeling

Who is this person behind a name synonymous with boxed cake mixes & canned frosting

The journey of Arsenic as a poison through history

Welcoming the first yield of the groundnut crop with this 480-year old festival

Having the Mylari dosa where it was invented

The science behind the warm feeling you get when you smell pumpkin spice

What’s the deal with this sensation that sweeps the world each year?

How did this classic pairing come to be?

One of the trickiest dishes in Gujarati cuisine has lots of science in it

A mango pickle made by fermenting baby mangoes in its own juices

If there was an award for the most mysterious spice, Kalpasi would win it

The story of processing coffee to make it ‘instant’

Ever wondered why those Masterchef dishes always felt so drool-worthy?

Being a plant parent can bring you so much joy!

Been a while i dined here, but I remember every minute of it

How were nachos born and become the popular global phenomenon

Coffee did not originate in India, then how did it come to be cultivated in India?

Six traditional sweet treats from the Land of Gods that you must try

Try the juicy Himalayan Golden Raspberries or Hisalu berries

Can’t live without pani puri, can we? Why should we?

From the original Italian food memory of a kaleidoscope of colors, tutti frutti has evolved into different identities

A must try multi-tasking ‘mother’ paste from Syria, made from sun-dried chilies and olive oil