Comments on: A Delicious History

By: Smrti

Smrti — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:09:36 +0000

Thanks Jose Schmertz

By: Jose Schmertz

Jose Schmertz — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:45:22 +0000

Pleased you enjoyed this! You may be entirely right

By: smrti

smrti — Thu, 29 May 2008 03:03:44 +0000

You know what Bindulakshmi, I had in fact gone in search of “Eating India” to the bookstore. There I came upon this book “Curry”! Good to hear that you have the book with you. If I cannot get a copy, I can always borrow it from you!

By: bindhulakshmi

bindhulakshmi — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:44:55 +0000

Interesting! will try to get a copy of this book. I recently read ‘Eating India: An Odyssey into the Food and Culture of the Land of Spices’ by Chitra Banerji. Makes a good read and gives a vivid discription of local histories and myths associated with food and food habits.

By: smrti

smrti — Thu, 15 May 2008 11:36:19 +0000

Bala,

Thanks for the information. So you mean to say British tea marketing is a documented fact. It was news to me, at least. Where can I get to read Ki. Rajanarayanan. I cant read Tamil, so is there a translation available?

By: smrti

smrti — Thu, 15 May 2008 11:34:24 +0000

Nikhil,
Thanks for the comment. I hope you get this book and likes it. There are some very interesting facts about Kerala food history and a recipe on appam too.

By: Bala

Bala — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:47:04 +0000

//It took massive marketing strategies – which included distribution of tea in temples, movie screenings to distribute tea and special chinaware and

There is an essay by Tamil writer Ki. Rajanarayanan (karisal kattu kadudhasi vol. 2) where he mentions some of these marketing strategies in Tamil Nadu. According to him, Tea companies sent marketing agents to homes twice a day enquiring how much tea they would require that day. And later in the day Freshly brewed Tea would be served free. If there were guests around, extra tea would be served!!!

By: Nikhil Narayanan

Nikhil Narayanan — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:24:25 +0000

Interesting.
I am gonna get this book.
🙂

By: Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors | DesiPundit

Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors | DesiPundit — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:23:42 +0000

[…] through Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors, a book by Lizzie Collingaham. She reviews the book that weaves a story around food and our history. I like the discussion on tea the best. Collingaham reassures, as most of us have always believed, […]