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Join Chef Keith Sarasin and Ragini Kashyap of Third Culture Cooks to walk through the world of spices. Every month they chat about the interesting, bizarre and sometimes sordid story of how a spice came to be. It's safe to say that cloves have caused land grabs, that counterfeit cinnamon is a thing, and that salt and pepper have done a lot more than flavour our food. See you once a month!
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Today, we talk to the incredible associate professor of food studies from NYU, Dr. Krishnendu Ray. Dr. Ray is the author of several books including, The Ethnic Restauranteur and Curried Cultures. In this discussion, you will learn why Indian food has struggled to gain notoriety in the west and how food helps shape cultures.…
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Ep 15. In conversation with Sana Javeri Kadri of DiasporaCo
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Join Ragini and Chef Keith in conversation with Sana Javeri Kadri, the trailblazing founder of Diaspora Co., a direct trade spice company working towards a radically equitable, sustainable, and more delicious spice supply chain. Sana was born and raised in Mumbai, India in a big, mixed up Muslim-Jain-Hindu. She’s been working in the food industry s…
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Ragini and Chef Keith in conversation with the legendary chef, Maneet Chauhan, TV personality, Chopped judge, 2021 Food Network competition Tournament of Champions. winner, restauranteur, and all-around amazing human being. In this episode chef Keith and Ragini dive deep into how Indian food continues to transform the world, chef Maneet's rise to t…
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Ep 13. An Interview with Alak Nanda of Podi Life
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Ragini and Chef Keith in conversation with Alak Nanda, the founder of Podi Life. Learn about the incredible story of Alak and her mom and their passion to preserve the deeply and rich history of podi. Find them on Instagram @podi.lifeBy Chef Keith Sarasin and Ragini Kashyap from Third Culture Cooks
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Coriander, one of the world's most used spices. Seed, stalk and leaf are all incredible flavours - fascinatingly, very different from one another! Join Ragini and Chef Keith as they uncover the history and some of the curious stories behind this beloved spice. Including a Roman penchant for candied coriander seed!…
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EP11 More than Masala: In conversation with Charulata Moorjani
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Ragini and Chef Keith in conversation with Charulata Moorjani, the founder of Junyali Spice Blends. Charu takes us through her fascinating journey and life in haute couture fashion, which unexpectedly but ultimately led her to Junyali. Junyali is the celebration of home, of women who are flavour geniuses, and a tapestry of unique stories from acros…
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EP10 More than Masala: In conversation with Dr. Kurush Dalal
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Join Ragini and Chef Keith in conversation with our favourite food guru, Dr. Kurush Dalal. Dr. Dalal is an archaeologist, historian, food anthropologist and raconteur. He was an Assistant Professor of the Archeology Department at the University of Mumbai and the co-director of the Salcette Explorations Project, which documented the archaeology of M…
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Pepper, pepper, pepper. It'll make you sneeze, but you will keep coming back for more! Did you know we trade more pepper than any other spice in the world? Did you know that the Roman empire fell to a whopping demand for black pepper? Or that they did not permit pepper plantation workers to wear cuffed trousers, for fear that they'd steal the black…
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This month, Ragini and Chef Keith dive straight into a favourite holiday spice: nutmeg. Encased in its equally gorgeous counterpart, mace, the nutmeg seed is both potent and beautiful. A little goes a long way, and in fact, too much nutmeg may make you mildly hallucinogenic. But what is Christmas without nutmeg? How did that come to be? As always, …
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Spicy, piquant, zesty - mustard has it all. One of the world's most widely loved spices, mustard is prized for its leaves and multiple seed varieties. From the depths of China, through South Asia, Europe, and North America, mustard most definitely... cuts the mustard! Join Ragini and Chef Keith as they do deep dive into the spice. The history, the …
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EP6: The first one off-script with Ragini and Chef Keith
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Meet the duo behind this podcast. Who are Ragini and Chef Keith? What makes them tick? What are their thoughts on the history of spices? What perplexes them? What would they be doing if it weren't for food? What excites them? Join us for a chat about this, that, and the other through this unscripted episode.…
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Turmeric, turmeric, turmeric. From religious symbolism to counterfeit saffron, to the mainstay of curry powder. Turmeric is perhaps one of the most easily recognizable spices in the world. Its brilliant yellow hue has captivated cooks and doctors alike. An old superfood in the East, a more recent superfood in the West. Ragini and Keith explore the …
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Ah Cumin. Cumin is that spice, you know, the one that is almost everywhere? It's used pretty ubiquitously across the subcontinent, from the southern tip of India, all the way north, and well into Central Asia. It goes to the east into China, and in the other direction across the Mediterranean and the Middle East. We also see it in North and East Af…
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The hero of masala chai, cardamom. Flavourful and delicate, but also pungent and astringent. From the ancient texts of Ayurvedic and Unani medicine, to the Arab spice trade - cardamom is the official queen of spices. Join food researcher Ragini and Chef Keith as they talk about eating, understanding and contextualising this beautiful spice. Why is …
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Ah Saffron. Flavourful, delicate, and very very fragrant saffron. From La Mancha in Spain, to Morocco, to Iran, to Afghanistan, to the Indian subcontinent - saffron is the queen spice. Join Ragini and Chef Keith as they talk about eating, understanding and contextualizing this beautiful spice. Why is it used in so many of the subcontinents' dessert…
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Our first episode to whet your appetite for spices! The history of spices is complex and loaded with stories, folklore, warfare and cultural connections. Join Chef Keith Sarasin and Ragini Kashyap of Third Culture Cooks as they explore spices of the Indian subcontinent. Spices have the potential to flavour, to heal, to become tea, to become food - …
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EP1 More than Masala: Spices, the quiet heroes of history
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Our first episode! The history of spices is complex and loaded with stories, folklore, warfare and cultural connections. Spices have the potential to flavour, to heal, to become tea or food - in olden times they were even used as salary! It's safe to say they've been a pretty important part of human history. Join Chef Keith Sarasin and Ragini Kashy…
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