The psychology of comfort food, or why we are eating so much sugar during Covid-19 lockdown

During this time of social isolation, it’s important to ensure a healthy and balanced diet.

Joanne Dickson, The Conversation

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Charlotte Hardman, The Conversation

· Apr 19, 2020 · 08:30 pm

Chef Kunal Kapur’s ‘The Royal Palate’ serves halwa and history on one platter

The TVFPlay show explores the royal cuisines of India.

Sruthi Ganapathy Raman

· May 23, 2019 · 08:15 am

‘Rooh Afza is available at all major retail stores’: Manufacturer denies reports of supply shortage

Hamdard Laboratories, which makes the popular rose-coloured beverage, said production was at ‘peak capacity’ at its factories.

Scroll Staff

· May 09, 2019 · 06:13 pm

From Ramzan staple to Bollywood film title: A short history of Rooh Afza

India is facing a shortage of the rose-coloured syrup, strongly associated with iftar in the month of Ramzan.

Devarsi Ghosh

· May 09, 2019 · 12:30 pm

The global vegan food trend is spurring Kerala’s jackfruit exports

Jackfruit exports grew to 500 tonnes last year, and could reach 800 tonnes by the end of 2019.

Michael Safi, The Guardian

· Feb 19, 2019 · 03:30 pm

One size doesn’t fit all: Eating breakfast may not matter for weight loss, study finds

'Eat breakfast like a king' is flawed advice, new study finds.

Tim Spector, The Conversation

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Jeff Leach, The Conversation

· Feb 07, 2019 · 11:30 pm

‘Deepika Padukone dosa’ is only the latest entry on the list of dishes named after Indian film stars

In India, like many things, food also goes hand in hand with cinema.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 05, 2019 · 10:30 am

What the closure of a historic pie shop in London says about post-Brexit identity politics

There’s a close relationship between food and identity.

Ronald Ranta, The Conversation

· Oct 11, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Recipe for disaster: Why Jamie Oliver’s ‘jerk rice’ has sparked a row over cultural appropriation

What is 'jerk' food and why the uproar?

Sarah Lawson Welsh, The Conversation

· Aug 24, 2018 · 11:30 pm

From ‘Bao’ to Bollywood, a mother’s cooking and emotions go together

Several Western viewers missed the symbolism of Domee Shi’s short film. But in India, it has special resonance.

Damini Kulkarni

· Jul 23, 2018 · 08:15 am

Currying on: The South Asian diaspora has owned a racial slur and turned it into a potent metaphor

‘Curry’ seems to be the lowest-common denominator that unites disparate peoples who have had their histories defined by European colonisation.

Mridula Nath Chakraborty, The Conversation

· Jul 01, 2018 · 06:30 pm

A 67-year-old Tamil cookbook taught me what shiny food sites could not

S Meenakshi Ammal’ ‘Samaithu Paar’ is packed with sudden instructions, underlying threats but also recognisable recipes broken down with simplicity.

Meera Ganapathi

· Jun 03, 2018 · 11:30 am