HOF Episode 15: Princes of Flavor (India)
Description
Which ancient civilization made the most flavorful cuisine?
Perhaps you could make a case for any of the cuisines and civilizations we’ve covered thus far, and no doubt each one has been best at something. But when it comes to pure, impact of flavor? Nobody beats India.
Thanks to its geography, history, and available ingredients, as well as some impressively advanced cooking techniques we’ll cover in depth, the story of South Asian civilization is the story of spice, rice, and flavor. Oh, and of vegetarians too!
WARNING: side effects of this episode may include getting very, very hungry!
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Music for this episode sampled from the late, great Ravi Shankar
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Food: A Cultural and Culinary History, lecture by Ken Albala
The Better India – History of Dal (Lentils)
Facts and Details – Early History of India
The Complex History of the Domestication of Rice
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