Book Review | Around the world with the Tadka Girls
The quote "Food is our common ground, a universal experience" by James Beard fascinated me, and I just could not stop flipping the first few pages and reading the preface and experience of the tadka girls Ranjini Rao and Ruchira Ramanujam. The book Around the World with Tadka Girls brings out a confluence of different cultures of the world with the Indian culture. I love the organization of the book, each of the sections depicts this cross cultural influence, just to take an example of left over Khichadi transforming to Sicilian Arancini or whether its Tirangi Kulfi and Chocolate Bark in the same section. What makes the recipes more interesting are the preludes about the around the world experience of tadka girls, upholding the title of the book in every single page. The book in appearance as a vintage collection explains itself well and gives ideas around how to use it with notes in recipes talking about the tips, variations, substitutions and serving suggestions. The titl...