mealtime stories
carrots are orange... or are they?
Last week on our grocery run at the farmer's market, we found purple peppers, purple carrots, purple beans and green tomatoes. We were surprised, and by your reactions to our stories, we assume you were too. So, we did a little digging on carrot history (as you do)...
the secret is always spice.
Almost every Tamil (and South Asian) household has its own ‘secret spice blend made from more or less the spices: cinnamon sticks, cardamom, cloves, cumin seeds, black peppercorns, coriander seeds, curry leaves, and the list goes on. Of course, this varies in quantity and variety across households but the general concept is the same.