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Food | Rituals and Traditions – The Jagannath Mahaprasad

Thanks to Odisha’s rich coastline, with a number of rivers crisscrossing across the region, and the fact that the State is endowed with...

Neha Jha

Feb 26, 20206 min read

Southern Taste of India - South Palates Beyond Vadas

More than a year since I last posted something here. I migrated to Instagram after bowing down to the pressures of so many Instagrammers...

Neha Jha

Jun 19, 20193 min read

Happiness means Datshi! Bhutan Special

Food and travel go hand in hand. At least, they do for foodies. On top of that, if you have had an aching wanderlust in you for long, it...

Neha Jha

Apr 30, 20184 min read

Where's the Vegetarian? Bring them Back!

Ah! Vegetarian cuisine. You can't be an East Indian and say you hate non-vegetarian food! A lot of people do and get judged. It's nearly...

Neha Jha

Mar 7, 20182 min read

Salads & Chinese: The Predictable one Wins!

It's been a while since I last posted. A whole lot of things happened which required immediate attention and hence, food had to take a...

Neha Jha

Feb 4, 20183 min read

What's Cooking in You?

I call myself a foodie yet I hate cooking. Or so I thought. Like a hundred different things which changed my life or were changed...

Neha Jha

Jan 5, 20183 min read

For the Food that's Worth the Money

I had been lamenting in my first post here about this very happening place I didn't get to go to and now, I did. Not once, but twice, in...

Neha Jha

Dec 9, 20173 min read

Get More than just Chocolate from TCH

No sweet-toother has ever developed a disdain for chocolates. No matter where we are, how old we grow, chocolates remain a penchant with...

Neha Jha

Nov 27, 20173 min read

An Ode to Pithas

Pithas have never been unknown to me. My home state Bihar and the state I call my home - Odisha - have their own designated pithas, a...

Neha Jha

Nov 20, 20172 min read

Go International in THIS Kitchen!

A plethora of restaurants opening up in the city, yet when it comes to choosing one on a special day or when you are in the mood to have...

Neha Jha

Nov 12, 20173 min read

Fill Your Hearts with Eastern Sweetness

The taste buds of a child are determined inside the womb. Babies dictate the cravings their mothers get. It can be anything and not just...

Neha Jha

Nov 11, 20173 min read

Following the Food Trail in the Capital City

Bhubaneswar is trying its best to be a "food junction." Labeling it a "food paradise" will be wrong since Cuttack already has that tag...

Neha Jha

Nov 10, 20173 min read

The Origin of Your Taste Buds - Your Parents and Their Kitchen

I have loved fish for as long as I can remember. From my granny's kitchen to that of my parents, there have been varieties of fish that I...

Neha Jha

Nov 10, 20173 min read

Dress Up. Show Up. Eat Up.

We hate being labeled a Foodie. Its such a bad word these days! Its of little use to boast of the kind of food you like to eat or even...

Neha Jha

Nov 9, 20172 min read