Sometimes the answers to difficult challenges can lie in our own backyards—and, for some, quite literally. This thought crossed my mind as I concurrently pondered the sorry state of the…
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We’re standing in a semi-circle in a red-dirt yard, sipping hot coffee blossom tea, and before us is a towering Akha tribal version of Thor, wielding a gigantic 4-foot wooden pestle.…
From bean to bar–to the world The thin, brown paper sachet feels delicate in my hands—its refined, matte texture interrupted only by a smooth, salmon-pink pentagonal label. The artwork features…
It’s 37 degrees, and the summer sun is beating down fiercely from a near cloudless sky. As my ride drives away, I shade my eyes and take in the scenery…
This aquatic plant found in marshy wetlands across Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent is used as both a culinary vegetable and medicinal herb.
You got me at Bergamot. Depending on who you are, the word ‘bergamot’ is likely to elicit different associations. If you’re a tea-lover, maybe it’s the delicate aroma of Earl…
From Dessert to Dye: The ‘Jack’-fruit of all Trades. As a child growing up in New Zealand, I would always look forward to the days when we would host dinners…
Unravelling the threads of a culinary legacy. Perhaps it will manifest in its full elegance as delicate golden tresses, resting languorously on a gleaming banana leaf; or, maybe as a…