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Shirin Mehrotra

Shirin Mehrotra

Articles by Shirin Mehrotra

Pluck by chance: Meet India’s new generation of foragers

India’s new-age foragers are walkers, environmental activists, and agroecology experts. (DESIGNED BY LEELA USING CHATGPT AND FIREFLY)

Updated on Sep 26, 2025 08:36 IST

Bbq, kimchi, corn dog, stew: Decode classic Korean food from K-pop flavours

Fine-dining Korean restaurants in India serve traditional dishes such as bulgogi. (SHUTTERSTOCK)

Updated on Jul 26, 2024 10:43 IST

Cask a spell: India, the world’s largest whisky market, is changing

Barrels of whisky at a Piccadily distillery.

Updated on Apr 20, 2024 17:45 IST

6 cities. 60 menus. Secret sauces. Taboo treats: Here’s what India eats now

We examined more than 60 menus from Delhi, Mumbai, Goa, Chennai, Bengaluru and Kolkata to see what the county is eating. (Malay Karmakar)

Updated on Mar 22, 2024 10:36 IST

Rich, dark, spreading fast: How did Indian chocolate get so cool?

India’s craft-chocolate industry has some 50 brands, which largely produce small-batch bars using Indian beans. (Adobe Stock)

Updated on Aug 25, 2023 09:16 IST

The golden era of air travel: Air India's food service of the 1970s-80s

Air India.

Updated on May 9, 2023 09:50 IST

The palate and the planet: Indian restaurants doing right by Earth

Chefs Manu Chandra (top), (left to right) Radhika Khandelwal, Varun Totlani & Vanika Choudhary show how restaurants serve stylish, modern meals and still do right by the environment. (Samuel Rajkumar, Daniel D’Souza, Satish Bate/Hindustan Times, Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jul 24, 2023 13:22 IST

Grains of truth: Why India is mad over millets again

A mixed millet uttapam is a quick and easy way to start the day on a lighter, more sustainable note. (RAJ K RAJ)

Updated on Jul 20, 2023 09:27 IST

The grater divide: How did so much cheese end up smothering our street food?

A cheese-momo kulhad pizza in Ghaziabad. Melted cheese atop phuchkas in Kolkata. A cheese-pull momo pizza in Allahabad, baked in a takeout tin-foil tray. (Photos: Youthbitz, allahabadifoodie, av.jit.bis_kolkata)

Updated on Sep 17, 2022 12:35 IST

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