The many lives of sesame in India’s harvest festivals

Offered to the sun at Pongal, folded into Makar Sankranti feasts, and shared by fire at Lohri, experts reveal how sesame ...
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Why mustard oil dominates east and sesame nourishes south: The forgotten history and logic behind India’s traditional cooking oils

India’s culinary geography is a mosaic painted not just with spices and grains, but with oils—each with its own story, shaped by climate, trade, faith and sheer practicality. Long before refined ...