I would have never thought in March, when I had come to Chennai from Bengaluru, that I would be stuck here for five long months. I was supposed to be here for two weeks, till my sister’s wedding. My train tickets to Bengaluru were booked on March 31 right after her reception (The wedding was…
Month: August 2020
From dumplings to ravioli and everything in between, how momos came to be
I finally got around to making momos, all thanks to lockdown. Who would have thought the basic version would be so easy to make! Of course, it was not as soft as the one you buy from those street vendors and the taste too was a little lacking. But it was a damned good attempt,…
Why do Koreans eat seaweed soup for breakfast on their birthdays?
So Koreans have this interesting tradition of having seaweed soup on the morning of their birthday. How do I know? My source has always been good old comics or Korean Webtoons I have been into lately. If you are watching korean dramas or comics, it would be hard to miss this I suppose. But the…
Re-reading Korean comic, Hosik’s Story
I would have read the Webtoon, or Korean comics, Hosik’s story at least four times over the last six weeks. That translates to reading it once every 1.5 weeks. I usually finish reading the entire piece, which has 79 chapters, in two-three days time. I read Hosik’s story when there are no other comics, either…
Korean traditional dish Kimchi with a controversial history!
I have taken an interest in Korean cuisine all thanks to extensive reading of Korean digital comics, Webtoons. These comics are hardly food related, but it is fascinating how it is impossible to separate the narrative of everyday life of characters from food. Food is integral not only to our living, but an important aspect…
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