Food Stories
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Pickle pizza, pickle beer, pickle candy: What’s behind America’s new food craze?
The pickle-obsessed can now order pickle potato chips and have pickle ice cream for dessert.
Kenneth Symsack, The Conversation & Jeffrey Miller, The Conversation
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Chai and chillies: What food choices reveal about changing British Muslim identity
Food can offer a window into human identity.
Riyaz Timol, The Conversation
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‘The Colonel is working on it’: Chicken shortage forces KFC to close nearly 900 outlets in UK
The fast-food chain said it was working on ‘teething problems’ with its new delivery partner DHL.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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No rice on Wednesdays and only two courses per person: When food in Indian restaurants was rationed
There was a time, not too long ago, when the Indian government advised people on what to eat and dictated how much food restaurants could serve.
Bhavya Dore
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Meet the first Indian chef to cook for Nobel Laureates
Ashish Mehta was never ambitious during his early years of culinary training.
Saloni Zaveri Ahluwalia
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Why I love Pakistani biryani: A note of appreciation from an Indian foodie
All the way across in the Middle East, this writer had her first tryst with the food of her neighbouring country.
Shaira Mohan
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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A former Mumbai street child has beaten all odds to open the café of his dreams
The Bombay to Barcelona Library Café opens in Andheri on Independence Day.
Mridula Chari
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How researchers in Assam developed a cuisine around beetles to stop them from damaging crops
To counter the influx of beetles owing to climate change, farmers of Majuli island have been encouraged to catch the insect and eat it.
Amarjyoti Borah
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How spicy Maharashtrian bakarwadis became a popular Indian tea-time snack
Bhausaheb Chitale, who brought international popularity to the deep-fried dish, died in Pune on March 20.
Aarefa Johari
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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They think sev is crispy noodles, but Toronto is taking a liking to Mumbai's street food
Drawing on memories of their childhood, these sisters-in-law are bringing Mumbai's favourite street eats to Canada.
Aparita Bhandari
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It does not have any meat, but tahiri may still be the most special biryani
With a side of mint coriander chutney and vinegar-soaked sliced onions, tahiri came into being after the nawabs of Hyderabad hired vegetarian cooks to create meatless biryani.
Bisma Tirmizi
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Soaked in masala and simmered to tender perfection: Why the world loves the kofta
'There are hundreds of varieties of meatballs, each with its own unique heritage and specific preparation technique.
Bisma Tirmizi
The Field
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IPL 2024: Will Jacks’s unbeaten ton, Virat Kohli’s 70* drive Bengaluru to clinical win over Gujarat
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India tour of Bangladesh: Renuka Thakur stars as visitors pick up comfortable win in opening T20I
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Shooting, Shotgun Olympic Qualifiers: Maheshwari Chauhan secures Paris quota in women’s skeet
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver