Have you ever seen anyone cook using ginger oil? Coconut oil, yes. Mustard oil, yes. But probably not ginger oil, right? Okay, here's another question for you. Did you know that the Tamils were cooking a dish very similar to the Biryani (meat and rice combo) centuries before the Mughals set foot in India? Do you know what the tribals in Kerala's Periyaar reserve eat? Do you know where to find the best Jewish food in Kochi?
Well, if you don't know but are curious to find out, make it a point to watch the Tamilnadu and Kerala episodes of "Secret Kitchen" (History channel). I did and I thought that it was an hour well spent.
Just one regret though - as I watched one old lady after another dish out these delicacies, I wondered if the recipes will survive a few years from now on. :-( No one seems to be caring about this culinary treasure trove that might soon slip away from us if not carefully preserved.
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