by Nithin | Sep 12, 2017 | Blog, Culture, Usage
A seemingly obvious question came into my mind when I first discovered that chili peppers were from South America and not, as I always thought, native to India. If chili peppers are from South America, then why is the spiciest chili in the world found in India? That...
by Nithin | Aug 26, 2017 | Blog, History, Usage
In India, it is known that South Indian cuisine is spicier than North IndianĀ cuisineĀ which packs a punch in its own right. And within the south there is a (disputed) king, my mother’s homeland, Andhra Pradesh. Light on sauces and butter, heavy on dried chili...