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  • ๐Ÿฅ„ Taste Memory
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  • ๐Ÿ›– Canteens & Corners
  • ๐Ÿ“– Folklore & Fiction
  • ๐Ÿ”ฅ Rituals & Rhythms
  • ๐Ÿง‚ The Leftovers
  • ๐Ÿฅ„ Taste Memory
  • ๐Ÿฝ Foodways
  • ๐Ÿ”ฌ Ingredients
  • โœจ Diaspora & Desi
  • ๐Ÿ“ฆ Containers
  • ๐Ÿ›– Canteens & Corners
  • ๐Ÿ“– Folklore & Fiction
  • ๐Ÿ”ฅ Rituals & Rhythms
  • ๐Ÿง‚ The Leftovers
  • ๐Ÿ“– Folklore & Fiction

    Mythical Meals in Bollywood Songs

    - By Amit Deshpande

    Bollywood doesnโ€™t just feed our eyesโ€”it feeds our stomachs. Or at least, it makes us hungry while feeding our hearts…

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  • ๐Ÿ“– Folklore & Fiction

    Rice Spilled = Bad Luck?

    - By Amit Deshpande

    It always starts the same way. Youโ€™re in the kitchen, maybe youโ€™re distracted, maybe the bag slipped, maybe the container…

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  • ๐Ÿ“– Folklore & Fiction

    The Pickle Jar That Grants Wishes

    - By Amit Deshpande

    Every family has one. Tucked away in a kitchen corner, or sitting high up on a fridge, slightly sticky around…

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  • ๐Ÿ“– Folklore & Fiction

    Ghosts Who Smell Like Ghee

    - By Amit Deshpande

    Every culture has its ghosts. Ours just happen to smell like dessert. I was ten when I first heard itโ€”the…

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  • ๐Ÿ“– Folklore & Fiction

    When the Gods Fought Over a Mango

    - By Amit Deshpande

    It was a fruit, just a mango. But in the old stories, nothing is ever just anything. This mango was…

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  • ๐Ÿ“– Folklore & Fiction

    What the Talking Parrot Ate in Old Stories

    - By Amit Deshpande

    Somewhere between the bedtime story and the last sip of milk, there was always a parrot. Not just any parrotโ€”that…

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  • ๐Ÿ“– Folklore & Fiction

    Kheer for the Moon God

    - By Amit Deshpande

    Thereโ€™s a kind of silence that only exists under a full moon. Not the sleepy kind, not the eerie kindโ€”something…

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  • ๐Ÿ“– Folklore & Fiction

    The Ghost Who Smelled of Ghee: Food in Regional Horror Stories

    - By Amit Deshpande

    As a child growing up in Mumbai, I was always fascinated by the stories my grandmother told me. She had…

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  • ๐Ÿ“– Folklore & Fiction

    In Dreams, We Eat Pickle with Everything

    - By Amit Deshpande

    If youโ€™ve ever woken up from a dream where the most memorable part was the pickle, youโ€™ll understand exactly what…

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  • ๐Ÿ“– Folklore & Fiction

    When the Moon Was Fed Kheer: Folklore in Festival Foods

    - By Amit Deshpande

    Growing up in Mumbai, the smell of kheer (sweet rice pudding) wafting through the house was never just about dessertโ€”it…

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