History Of Food
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When East India Company fed its India-bound troops dried potatoes
In 1841, the East India Company put a small quantity of Edwards’s Patent Preserved Potato on board three ships named Seringapatam, Northumberland and Reliance.
Margaret Makepeace
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Senegal, Nigeria or Ghana: Who is the rightful creator of jollof rice? We finally have the answer
A new book claims that the reference to Jolof proves the dish’s ‘senegality’.
Fatima Fall Niang, The Conversation
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The real Paleo diet was a lot more culinarily complex than we think
Our study shows that both Neanderthals and Homo sapiens had diets involving several steps of preparation and seasoning.
Ceren Kabukcu, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Race, spirituality and eugenics: The tangled past of vegetarianism in India and Europe
British and Indian vegetarians were critical of colonial rule, advocated sexual restraint and abstention from alcohol.
Julia Hauser
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A brief history of Christmas fruitcake and why it’s misunderstood
The polarising dessert that people love to hate was probably first baked in the early Middle Ages in Europe.
Jeffrey Miller, The Conversation
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National Museum removes meat dishes from Harappan menu at event on culinary history: Report
The museum cited unspecified rules and asked a private firm, which is one of the organisers of the event, not to serve those items.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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What 3,000-year-old Egyptian wheat tells us about the genetics of our daily bread
DNA collected from ancient emmer wheat helps explain wheat’s complex history of hybridisation.
Michael Scott, The Conversation
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Black pepper came to India from South East Asia over five million years ago, says a new study
Ancestors of the spice came to India in multiple waves, evolving over the years to become the black pepper we eat today.
TV Padma
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The surprising role cheese played in human evolution
Archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest cheese, and it reveals how our ancestor's cooking methods helped the human diet adapt.
Penny Bickle, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Video: Did the idli originate within or outside the Indian subcontinent?
The dish is first mentioned in a 10th century Kannada text but could actually have been invented much earlier by Indonesian chefs under the Chola empire.
Ramakrishnan M
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Video: How Christopher Columbus’ journeys to America changed India’s diet
The Columbian Exchange resulted in the transfer of several ideas, populations, diseases and never-seen-before food.
Ramakrishnan M
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Arab flavours from 7th century still sparkle in Kerala cuisine
In the northern districts of Kerala, the menu still carries legacies of the merchant traders who visited the region centuries ago.
Supriya Unni Nair
The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2024: Odisha FC through to semi-final after beating Kerala Blasters in playoff
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time