Two decades ago, a restaurant called Veda opened in Arbuthnot Road in Hong Kong’s Central district. Seating 160 diners, Veda – the name taken from the earliest known body of Sanskrit literature – was the first restaurant of its kind in Hong Kong, boasting a menu of contemporary Indian dishes at a time when other … Read more
New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Sunday launched an innovative project to tackle the growing concern of microplastic contamination in food. Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastics that range in size — from five millimetres to one micrometre. From human blood to testicles, to flora and fauna, these have … Read more
A homesick Brit was left scratching his head after he ordered fish and chips – only to get a nasty surprise. Taking their tale of culinary woe to Reddit, the man posted a photo of his meal that looked nothing like a meal you would get in a traditional British chippie. “I’m an Englishman travelling … Read more
“It wasn’t until I was living abroad that I realised many Indian dishes were just summarised into white curry, red curry, orange curry and green curry,” she says. Samaira Kavatkar, head chef of Nine One Indian restaurant. Photo: Nine One Kavatkar is a former paralegal who decided to become a full-time chef in 2019. After … Read more
“It’s an intuitive process that evolves as I go along, as I don’t follow a set template while styling.” Sehgal’s “jamun froyo” has a painterly effect made with sauces. Photo: Surabhi Sehgal The self-taught Indian chef, currently based in the northern Indian city of Gurgaon, says her passion for cooking was ignited when she was … Read more
After he married his wife, Rashmi, and moved to Singapore in 1992, the couple took turns to cook and host dinner parties at home – and when he realised his two young daughters were becoming fussy eaters, he decided to make innovative lunchboxes for them. Closepet makes all manner of dishes with an Indian twist, … Read more
