Sabina's Flavour LabThe Daily Star · Slow reads
The biryani excavation
From Persian origins and Mughal refinement to Dhakaiya Kacchi, Lucknowi, Hyderabadi, Kolkata and Bombay — how each variety of biryani tells a story of migration, trade and tradition.
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Notes from the Flavour Lab.
Recipes, people, places, ingredients and the occasional rabbit hole.
This is where I write about the things that stay with me after the plates have been cleared.
The Daily Star · Slow reads
Khow suey — a dish born from migration and adaptation
So central to our family get-togethers, yet so different from everything else we eat in Bengali cuisine — how did khow suey come to be here?
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