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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicFood and culture

Topic: food and culture

MSG is misunderstood. It brings out the fifth basic taste in foods

The stigma around MSG began in 1968, when a doctor published a letter in The New England Journal of Medicine, complaining of weakness, numbness, and racing heart after having Chinese food.

Delhi food has declined. From Mughals, British to modern era

An IHC panel mapped Delhi’s food history from Mughal emperors to today’s migrant workers, ‘Rajus’, who travel here from all over India, making it a culinary melting pot.

Sattva, rajas, tamas—How ancient Ayurvedic food classifications got tied to meat politics

The meanings of terms like sattvic and tamasic shifted over time, said JNU professor R Mahalakshmi during a talk at Delhi’s IIC. ‘We are not just looking at food but also at eaters.’

How the food in Dalit kitchens is shaped by exclusion, leftovers, scarcity—bones, horns, monitor lizards

In ‘Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada’, Shahu Patole explores Dalit food history and caste politics through Mahar and Mang community recipes.

SubscriberWrites: Hunger for Sustainability

Food delivery systems offer attractive packaging from various food chains and individual shops for home delivery, making aesthetic packaging a successful part of their marketing strategy.

Bihari kebab to Rampuri adrak halwa—new book discovers forgotten food memories of Muslims

Siobhan Lambert-Hurley and Tarana Husain Khan’s co-edited book ‘Forgotten Foods’ doesn’t shy away from the politicised nature of food in India.

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

Hit by mortar shell, but still fighting—BSF heroes of Op Sindoor honoured with gallantry medals

President of India has honoured 16 BSF personnel with gallantry medals for show of exemplary courage in the 87-hour ‘war’ between India and Pakistan that followed the launch of Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.