culinary culture

An icon of Kashmiri cuisine, the wonders of nadru or lotus stem go beyond its taste and versatility, owing to its numerous health benefits.

"Local doctors started suggesting that this fermented stale bread be given as a convalescent food to patients as it was easy to digest and kept their stomachs feeling full for long." #FoodSecrets

Aruna Tirkey’s mission isn’t just about preserving the past: It’s also about using forgotten indigenous food to imagine a more sustainable future. #FoodSecrets