The word Mezze means ‘little morsels’ and that is exactly what it is. Explore the Food Lovers’ guide to the many dishes that make a mezze meal, and to saying it right. A Mezze is a Middle Eastern meal concept wherein, multiple small dishes and dips are served as a whole meal or as the…

Chaat is a savory snack that originated in India, typically served as an hors d’oeuvre at roadside tracks from stalls to food carts across the country. With its origins in Uttar Pradesh, chaat has become immensely popular in the world. It is usually considered as a fast food as it is very easy and quick to make. The chaat variants are all…

Death by Chocolate is a colloquial descriptive or marketing term for various desserts that feature chocolate, especially dark chocolate or cocoa, as the primary ingredient. The phrase is trademarked, and the dessert is a signature dish of Bennigan’srestaurants in the United States. Some chocolate cakes and Devil’s food cakes are called or have the moniker…

Luchi is a deep-fried flatbread, originating from the Indian subcontinent, made of wheat flour that is typical of Bengali, Assamese, Maithili and Oriya cuisine. In Bengali cuisine, luchi is made of plain flour and looks completely white. In order to make luchis, dough is prepared by mixing fine maida flour with water and a spoonful of ghee, which is then divided into small balls. These balls are flattened…

Bunny chow, often referred to simply as a bunny, is a South African fast food dish consisting of a hollowed-out loaf of white bread filled with curry. It ultimately originated among Indian south Africans of Durban .A small version of the bunny chow that uses only a quarter loaf of bread is sometimes called, by…

Mishti doi is a fermented sweet doi (yogurt) originating from the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent; and common in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, Assam’s Barak Valley and in Bangladesh. It is made with milk and sugar/jaggery. It differs from the plain yogurt because of the technique of preparation. Mishti doi is…

Eaten daily, combined with grains and starches, beans provide high-quality protein along with folate, calcium, iron and zinc. They also offer benefits like healthy, filling doses of fiber both soluble and insoluble, phytates and phyto­sterols, studies suggest beans may help manage diabetes, prevent colon cancer and reduce heart disease risk. The chickpea or chick pea  is an annual legume of the family Fabaceae,…

Callaloo  is a popular Caribbean dish originating in West Africa served in different variants across the Caribbean. The main ingredient is a leaf vegetable, traditionally either amaranth, taro or Xanthosoma. known by many names, including coco & tannia. Because the leaf vegetable used in some regions may be locally called “callaloo” or “callaloo bush” “Dasheen Leaves”, some confusion can arise among the vegetables and with the dish itself. In…

Khaman is a common popular snack in Gujarat made from soaked and freshly ground channa dal or channa flour. It can be eaten as a main course, as a side dish or as a snack. Dhokla is very similar to Khaman, and the terms are frequently used interchangeably. Dhokla is made with rice and chickpeas, khaman…

Pulihora (puli referring to tamarind in Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil), Puliyodarai, Puliyogare or simply Tamarind Rice is a common rice preparation in the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. Puli can be translated as “sour taste”, referring to the use of tamarind as one of the main ingredients. As Hindus…