An etymological and gustatory exploration.

A new translation of Manik Bandopadhyay's ‘Namuna’ by Madhusree Mukerjee.

As times have changed, so has the Maldives’ unique cuisine and culture

Shifting cultivation and shifting identities in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts.

On how the pig can be a great pet, and also a great meal

In Nepal’s market, local entrepreneurship beats the multinational chains every time

From the British Raj to today, the dictates of global markets still deny millions in India the opportunity to feed themselves.

An account from Varanasi, where bhang and thandai struggle to survive the onslaught of LSD and Coca-Cola.

A universal Public Distribution System would do better than direct cash transfers in solving India’s food-policy conundrum

Shifting the debate on the Public Distribution System.

Farms, Feasts, Famines: web-exclusive package

Sri Lanka tries to shake off entrenched practices that nationalists see as a threat to local food culture

The politics of street food in India

A first-time translation of the short story ‘Dhaan’ by Bengali writer Jyotirmoyee Devi

‘In the last hours her prayers have taken the form of bargains: all that she can suffer offered in return for an end to her suffering.’