Food Talk
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Espresso, filter, French press: Which method of making coffee gives you the strongest hit?
Caffeine content only explains a small part of the strength of coffee.
Emma Beckett, The Conversation
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Long before Daulat ki Chaat became an Instagram favourite, it was an unembellished country dish
The much-photographed treat is known by many names around North India but its defining characteristic remains the same: Airy lightness.
Anoothi Vishal
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Why are Indians so preoccupied with what Nagas eat, whether it is dogs, bats or falcons?
Debates about Naga food overlook the perspective that situates it in relation to other aspects of their cultural and political life.
Elspeth Iralu
Trending
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Legally dubious, politically profitable: Why BJP scrapped the Muslim OBC quota in Karnataka
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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India’s ‘thought-free’ universities and the danger of the ripples from a single dissenting pebble
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How will Donald Trump’s indictment shape his campaign and a possible second presidency?
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Nutrition expert Rujuta Diwekar offers three rules for the kitchen to cut unhealthy practices
Simple changes that can affect daily health, from the author of ‘The 12-week Fitness Project’.
Rujuta Diwekar
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What nutrition studies like the one supporting red meat fail to consider
Food researchers often pool in data from large populations, failing to calculate variations in health risks and metabolism amongst the populations.
Richard Hoffman, The Conversation
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Nearly 75% of Indian executives are overweight, all thanks to that super fatty evening snack
High stress, sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy fat-rich, protein-poor diets have added to Indian corporate workers’ waistlines, a new report says.
Manavi Kapur, qz.com
Video
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Watch: Traffic constable’s dog rides on motorbike in watermelon-shell helmet to raise awareness
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Watch: Toddler shoots basketball through hoop behind his back, stuns father and brother
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Watch: Mumbai’s Gateway of India is the backdrop for Christian Dior fashion show
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Watch: Rescuers pull out devotees who fell into Indore temple stepwell after the roof collapsed
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Watch: College students swap bags with pressure cooker, sacks and more to observe ‘no bag day’
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There is no such thing as a detoxifying juice – and other fruit myths busted
A diet of only fruit, for example, isn’t actually balanced. It lacks essential nutrients like vitamin B12.
José Miguel Mulet, The Conversation
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I sent my saliva to Norway for a personalised diet plan – and it changed more than the way I eat
Personalised nutrition plans based on DNA-analyses can help extend lives.
Barbara J Stewart-Knox, The Conversation
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Odisha gets Geographical Indication tag for its rasagola
The state government was under pressure to file for recognition of their variant of the sweet in 2018 after West Bengal got the GI tag for the same.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Murder Mystery 2’ review: An enjoyably silly return to bumbling adventure
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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‘Dead Ringers’ trailer: David Cronenberg’s acclaimed film is now a series
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‘Mrs Undercover’ trailer: Radhika Apte toggles between housework and espionage
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‘Bholaa’ review: High on action and colour filters
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‘Keventers is no longer as good as it used to be,’ says Delhi High Court judge
The judge was hearing a plea filed by Super Milk Products, which had re-launched Keventers in 2015, against one of its licensees.
Scroll Staff
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Meat of the matter: Does the vegetarian burger have a future?
Silicon Valley’s meatless tech burgers are a false kind of moral and environmental revolution.
Alicia Kennedy
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Should vegans avoid avocados and almonds?
Commercial farming of these, at least in some parts of the world, often involves migratory beekeeping.
Dominic Wilkinson, The Conversation
The Field
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IPL 2023: Indian Premier League returns for 16th edition, back to the glory days of home-away format
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Watch: Ajay Devgn stars as football legend Syed Rahim Ali in trailer of ‘Maidaan’
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