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Colonial influence on Indian cuisine: Birth of Anglo-Indian

October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 Srishti Khurana 0 Comments Anglo-Indian, Arjun Appadurai, BBC Food, bread, British empire, Chef Bridget White Kumar, chefs, Coffee House, colonial, cooks, Corvus Blue, creativity, cuisine, Culture, curry, Dean Mahomet, East India Company, English cuisine, European ingredients, flavour, food, food scientist, French, Hindostanee, historical inventions, Indian cuisine, Indian flavour, ingredients, Kantha Shelke, Keith Floyd, khansama, kitchens, local, Mughal empire, mughlai, Portuguese, Queen Victoria, Rick Stein, spices

Cookbooks tell unusual cultural tales, says Arjun Appadurai, a sociocultural anthropologist. They became the way India was assimilated into the empire. Recipes were formulated which had no significance in an Indian kitchen and thus, the authenticity of the cuisine was compromised.

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Chhena Poda: The Indian cheesecake

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 Srishti Khurana 1 Comment Abinas Nayak, burnt, charcoal, cheesecake, chhena, chhenapoda, cooking, culinary skills, dried fruits, geographical indication, Heena Punwani, Indian desserts, ingredients, La Vina’s Basque Cheesecake, MasterChef India, Odisha, rosogulla, sweet, sweet cheese, The Bombay Canteen, West Bengal

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Srishti Khurana The long-drawn battle between Odisha and West Bengal contending Rosogulla’s origin, finally came to an end