Food and Drink

Lagan Nu Achar

Pickles preserve the historical flavours of communities like the Persian origin of Parsis in the dried fruits of their celebratory lagannu achar, or the Portuguese vinegar in which Goans preserve their prawns and fish, or the bamboo shoot pickle that Coorgs spice only with the pepper that grows wild in their hills, from a time before chillies came to India.

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