New Delhi: India’s seafood exports have crossed the Rs 60,000 crore mark in FY24-25 to date, according to latest government data. According to the Finance Ministry, frozen shrimp accounted for more than two-thirds of the total exports. The total export of seafood in FY24 was 1.78 million metric tonnes and its value was Rs 60,523.89 … Read more
The Basque region is a big influence on the Otter’s ever-changing menu, as is New England (Stupak grew up in Massachusetts), not only in the crab-dip pasta but in a lobster roll (perfectly nice, if you like paying for lobster rolls) and a clam chowder so billowy with cream that it’s almost mousse-like. I had … Read more
Each year sumo wrestlers in Japan compete in six grand tournaments, each lasting 15 days and known as honbasho. Among them the Kyushu Basho, held in Fukuoka each November, holds special significance. It the only one of the tournaments to be held outside central Japan – Fukuoka is the capital of southern Kyushu island – … Read more
Japan’s Niigata prefecture may be less than 90 minutes away from Tokyo via bullet train, but the area, known for producing Japan’s best koshihikari rice and sake, rarely appears on people’s radar as a food destination. This is slowly changing. Michelin released a special edition of its guide for Niigata in 2020. And in September … Read more
Red Lobster’s new CEO Damola Adamolekun admitted that its $20 endless shrimp offering — which contributed to the restaurant filing for bankruptcy — stressed out employees and created “a lot of chaos.” Adamolekun, 35, was tapped to take over the floundering company in August after the Orlando-based chain suddenly shuttered 100 locations and filed for … Read more
A Canadian court has cleared the reorganization plan of Red Lobster that will see the seafood chain exit bankruptcy. Justice Peter Cavanagh of the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto on Tuesday granted an order that recognizes and gives force to the plan approved by a U.S. bankruptcy judge last week. The future of the … Read more
South America’s answer to the Sahara, the southern part of the Atacama Desert is known as the Sea of Dunes (“Mar de Dunas”), with those dunes spanning 335 square kilometres (129 square miles). A snowboarder rides down a dune in Chile’s Atacama Desert. Photo: Shutterstock At 550 metres, El Medanoso is one of the highest … Read more
New Delhi: As a result of various efforts made by the government, India’s seafood exports have increased from Rs 46,662.85 crore in 2019-20 to Rs 61,043.68 crore in 2023-24, registering a growth of 30.81 per cent, the Parliament was informed on Friday. Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada furnished figures in the … Read more
People tend to either love or hate buffets. I belong firmly to the former camp, and always have. While I did draw the line at trays of lurid-orange sweet-and-sour pork glowing from London Chinatown buffets of the early noughties, my adoration for the humble buffet was cultivated from a young age. Growing up in Calgary, … Read more
What makes Jungle Kitchen stand out from the cooking-class crowd is the traditional way meals are cooked – over a charcoal fire. The only electricity used is for lighting. A guests at Jungle Kitchen cooks over a charcoal fire. Photo: Jungle Kitchen On a humid day in June, Charlesworth welcomes guests (up to a maximum … Read more
