food-memory

Tag - theme

Stories connected by theme and carried through food, place, and memory.

2 stories connected to food-memory.

Homemade makhan in a steel katori beside hot mooli paranthas in a Punjabi kitchen.

Rituals & Seasons/June 15, 2026

Makhan: Jo Haath Se Banta Tha

Malai collected all week, cold water in the mixer, makhan rolled by hand, and mooli paranthas waiting on a Sunday morning.

Punjab/Homemade Makhan / Mooli Parantha

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Punjabi wedding bhaji sweets being weighed and packed into boxes during pre-wedding preparations.

Rituals & Seasons/May 30, 2026

Bhaji: The Box That Travelled to the Wedding

Before the wedding day, the halwai arrived, the courtyard filled with shakarpara, mathi, laddoo, and song - and the whole neighborhood helped pack the celebration.

Jalandhar/Bhaji, shakarpara, mathi, laddoo, balushahi

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