Saturday, January 4, 2020

Flower power and gastronomy

The batter fried ‘kumror phul’ has long been a part of the Indian plate


Sir — Edible flowers online delivery are among the latest trends to have taken the gastronomical world by storm. Be it the batter fried kumror phul, the bok phul fritters or the sojne phuler baati chorchori in Bengal, the dishes using rose petals in the Mughlai cuisine or the night jasmine that is brewed as khar in Assam, flowers have long been a part of the Indian plate. But unfortunately, such traditional recipes are now getting lost amidst the variety of foreign cuisines that have taken over the market. The diminishing role of the home kitchen and the booming food industry is responsible for this.

source - https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/flower-power-and-gastronomy/cid/1731056?ref=search-page

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