Hindu metro plus , Snack on boiled groundnuts In the past month my 4 p.m tea time slot has been all about a favourite childhood snack ; boiled groundnuts. My local organic vendor has had this ingredient on their list week after week. For some reason I never refer to it as a peanut […]
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The Sugar Pop store experience
Hindu metro plus , Sugar pop store Have you been to the Sugar pop candy store here in Coimbatore ? I stumbled upon it purely by accident at the Le Meridien hotel and fell head over heels instantly. The pop art is what catches your eye immediately and has you feeling like a […]
Betel leaves
Hindu metro plus , betel wrap My earliest memory of betel leaves go something like this ; After a family function the grandies of the family would have the traditional silver platter brought out. These would contain lots of freshly washed betel leaves neatly arranged to form an overlapping circle , a square cup […]
Thamizhar restaurant- food on the highway
Hindu metro plus , Thamizhar family restaurant It’s funny how sometimes accidental food experiences turn out to be quite amazing. My cousin and me along with a dear friend decided to make the most of our trip to Pollachi. It was nice for a change not to have a set plan and just […]
The sugarcane juice story at Cane4U
Hindu metro plus , Cane 4 U A road trip with cousins is always an unforgettable experience. The one we took on the first weekend of April was no different. All the fun and merriment aside there was little respite from the intense heat of summer. One of the highlights of our weekend […]
Life at a free-range egg farm
Hindu metro plus , The Happy hens at Farm Made Foods Did you know that hens caught colds too ? I never knew that until I visited the farm at Ammapalayam that is owned by Mr. S. Umapathy and family. It’s situated about an hour and half’s drive from Coimbatore city and is part […]
Langar at Coimbatore’s Gurudwara
Hindu metro plus , The Langar experience Despite having lived in Coimbatore all my life, it wasn’t until a few weeks ago that I had the opportunity to visit our city’s Gurudwara! The invitation was to partake in the traditional Langar. The Langar which means to sit together and share a meal focuses mainly on […]
Let’s walk and taste ,laugh and discover- heritage food trail in Coimbatore-part 1
Hindu metro plus , Heritage food walk by Divya Chandran Every year in January ,the citizens of Coimbatore come together in support of the Kovai Vizha. These week long activities this year, included a heritage food trail. It was organised by the Coimbatore chapter of Young Indians along with Mr. Rajesh Govindarajulu , a person […]
A Welsh Rarebit memory
Hindu metro plus , The Welsh Rarebit In the past month I have had the opportunity to walk down memory lane , laughing and reminiscing about an impromptu road trip that a bunch of us took around the UK ,many years ago. There we were , a group of very different individuals from diverse backgrounds […]
La Chaine des Rotisseurs
Hindu metro plus , Balliage de Bangalore Most foodies dream of being a part of as many gourmet gastronomic experiences as possible. So when I was invited to a five course sit down dinner by a member of the Chaine des Rotisseurs, I was more than delighted to accept. La Chaine des Rotisseurs is […]
