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Two thousand years of spice, fermentation, and meaning. India's food is a civilisation on a plate.
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Food & Culture
Why Chai Is Not Tea: The Accidental Rebellion That Created India's National Drink
Indians didn't want tea. The British spent decades forcing it on them. What we call chai today was born as an act of economic sabotage by street vendors who couldn't afford the leaves.
Food & CultureThe Untold History of Biryani: Seven Origin Stories, One Unanswerable Question
Not Mughal, not simple — the 7 disputed origin stories of India's most argued-over dish