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Culinary Roots at Home

Khoba roti is made from wheat flour, salt, chilli flakes and carom seeds (Credit: Neeta Lal)
Food & Hospitality

India’s beloved gargantuan bread

By Neeta Lal

Ratatouille is a beloved classic of southern French cuisine (Credit: Westend61/Getty Images)
Culinary Roots at Home

The French dish that’s rarely done well

By Emily Monaco
Churros became one of the highest-ranked recipe searches on Google (Credit: Reda&Co/Getty Images)
Culinary Roots at Home

The fried dough the world loves

By Mike Randolph
Pani puri is one of the street snacks that many Indians have missed the most during lockdown (Credit: IndiaPictures/Getty Images)
Culinary Roots at Home

India’s favourite street food?

By Charukesi Ramadurai
Marine Gora's riz au lait at Gramme in Paris is topped with caramel-coated puffed rice (Credit: Gramme)
Culinary Roots at Home

A cosy French dish from pantry staples

By Emily Monaco
Cacio e pepe is made with only three ingredients: cheese, black pepper and pasta (Credit: AlexPro9500/Getty Images)
Culinary Roots at Home

Italy's beloved 3-ingredient pasta dish

By Emily Monaco
Banana bread is the internet’s most-searched recipe (Credit: Azurita/Getty Images)
Culinary Roots at Home

The world’s best banana bread?

By Larry Bleiberg
Margherita pizza was invented in 1889 in honour of Queen Margherita di Savoia's visit to Naples (Credit: Vima/Getty Images)
Culinary Roots at Home

The ‘real’ way to make pizza

By Ondine Cohane
Sourdough bread became popular in San Francisco during the California Gold Rush (Credit: Michael Ventura/Alamy)
Culinary Roots at Home

Why San Francisco does sourdough best

By Laura Kiniry

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