Food and Drink

Food Trail Through Kyrgyzstan With TFN International

A Food Trail Through Kyrgyzstan

The country’s top 5 must-try dishes are familiar, but different. Whether one is a foodie or an occasional binger, food is integral to a travel experience, often leaving the greatest, most lasting impression—whether in the form of a fond memory or a terrible one.  For me, the food experience is the key driver to travel …

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Going The Vegan Way

Going The Vegan Way

Whether it’s Taipei or Tel Aviv, these global vegan hotspots span a surprisingly diverse palate of flavours. For most travellers, enjoying food is a big part of the journey. So, spare a thought those for whom skimming menus with a microscope, grilling waiters and sticking to meat- and dairy-free foods have been the only options …

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Sampling Mangalorean Cuisine Through 17 Dishes

Sampling Mangalorean Cuisine Through 17 Dishes

Mangalorean cuisine is a feast of flavours that embraces a piquant prawn gravy (left) as warmly as the jaggery-stuffed, ghee-rich holige (right). Photos by: Aditya Uppoor/shutterstock (prawn gravy), vm2002/shutterstock (holige) Crispy goli baje, legendary chicken ghee roast, and a fiery mackerel curry—regional food is the rustic heart of Karnataka’s coastal city. May 2017, Karnataka: I’m …

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Goa’s Newest Draw: India’s First Alcohol Museum

Goa’s Newest Draw: India’s First Alcohol Museum

A sanctum of alcohol-related paraphernalia, the AAA museum is ornate with archaic distillation equipment including feni filtering baskets in the mud room (left). A collection of infused spirits and tall Portuguese candle lamps (right) at the entrance. Photos Courtesy: All About Alcohol Chuckles, trivia and heritage mingle at India’s first alcohol-themed museum, which toasts the …

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From Bean to Cup: Chikkamagaluru

From Bean to Cup: Chikkamagaluru

Peaberry coffee is the sought-after varietal for South Indian filter coffee. How far will you go for coffee—out of your bed to the bubbling moka pot in the kitchen, to your favourite café for that morning kick? The search for a perfect and flavourful start to the day sends some on an all-India road trip …

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Uncovering Kerala’s Coffee Culture: Wayanad with Hyundai TUCSON

Uncovering Kerala’s Coffee Culture: Wayanad with Hyundai TUCSON

Wayanad’s coffee and tea plantations run parallel, separated by an agricultural stream. Photo by: Siddharth Kejriwal A coffee probe opens the gates to a spice-laden land in Kerala that stirs untold stories of the aromatic drink. A marriage between coffee and thrilling drives steers Suhas Dwarkanath, India’s leading coffee connoisseur, to Wayanad, one of the …

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