Hot News Mix: GOP Seeks Muslim Vote, Adil Omar in ‘Saza’ Video + More
The NFL’s feelin’ so exotic! Horriblazing is a term for something that is simultaneously horrible and amazing. Priyanka Chopra’s NFL spots are the epitome of horriblazing. And we wouldn’t want her any...
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When a Bowl of Rice and Pickle is a Ticket Home
At 2 a.m. on a cold, damp weeknight, the highway that connects Washington, D.C., to its Virginia suburbs was nearly empty. I had the run of its deserted lanes as I hurtled through the darkness towards...
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Food is the Tie That Binds and Nourishes the Soul
(Photo/Sujatha Bagal) When I left my parents’ Bangalore home and moved to the US as a student, the L-shaped kitchen in a second-floor apartment on Federal Street in Philadelphia was my laboratory for...
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Savory Tomato Pickle Recipe from ‘Food is the Tie That Binds’
(Photo/Sujatha Bagal) Here is the recipe that started it all. Pickling is usually a process that takes days if not weeks, but in less than a couple of hours, you could have on your hands this tomato...
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‘The Time Machine’ Author Nikesh Shukla on Food and Grief
Nikesh Shukla “We grew up in households where food was important. We grew up in households where the kitchen was the centre of our universes. The main family thoroughfare happened in our kitchens.” —...
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Pakistani Cooking 101: Karela With Ground Turkey
I am on an epic quest to cook every single one of my mother’s dishes at least once (See the previous recipe for aloo and string beans.) And I’m inviting you Aerogrammers to tag along. Today we make...
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White People Laughing While Eating Indian Food
With the sincerest of thanks to The Hairpin. Did you know that extensive scientific research has shown links between eating food and living? Research has also shown that much of the world’s population...
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“Death, A Crow”— Original Poetry by Dipika Mukherjee
Terang bulan menggali ubi, Ubi digali berkarung-karung; Tuan di awan saya di bumi, Berkirim surat di mulut burung. Under the full moon we dig for tubers, We dig enough to fill many sacks; You are in...
View ArticleOn Aspiration, Anthony Bourdain & Learning How to Live
Tony Bourdain gave me agency and taught me, a young Indian woman who wanted to see the world, how to live. I got the news about Anthony Bourdain’s death in[...] The post On Aspiration, Anthony Bourdain...
View ArticleRoad-Tripping South Asian American Style
The following piece is part of The Aerogram’s collaboration with the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA), which documents and shares the history of South Asian Americans. * * *[...] The post...
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