Tag Posts: tamil food
Jaffna Food & Music Festival 2016 in London
Thank you to everyone who attended the first-ever ‘Jaffna Food & Music Festival’ in London, presented by Thamarai.com & Ruby’s Catering. The event took place on Saturday 6th August at the Nakshatra Hall in Feltham, West London. The festival featured a variety of dance & music workshops, musical performances, traditional cuisine & street food. Here is a quick trailer with plenty […]
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A Tamil Garden at the 2016 Chelsea Flower Show
Photos by Helen Fickling & Charles Hopkinson For five days each year, London houses its own little Garden of Eden in the heart of the city. Every May, since 1912, gardeners from all across the world make their way to the Chelsea Flower Show, turning the capital in to a heavenly paradise with their beautiful, […]
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Amma Canteen: Seven cents a meal in Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s “amma canteens”, which serve cheap meals to hundreds of thousands of people daily, have become immensely popular with the poor and the middle classes. The BBC’s Geeta Pandey samples the treats at a canteen in Chennai (Madras). It’s just a few minutes after noon on a hot summer […]
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Ellen makes Tamil food on American television
Ellen makes some wholesome South Indian Tamil food ‘Thayir Sadam’ with Padma Lakshmi. Chennai born Tamilian Padma Lakshmi is a former American model, “Top Chef” host and cook book author. On the Ellen DeGenres Show, Padma spoke about her new memoir entitled “Love, Loss And What We Ate,” and managed to get the popular television […]
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Weligama – London’s Sri Lankan Hopper Pop Up!
Popularly known as Appam in Sri Lanka , South India and amongst the Tamil diaspora, the lighter way to eat curry will be on the lips of Londoners! Ex Ducksoup chef Emily Dobbs launched Weligama earlier this year. Since then, the pop-up has been gifting London with a whole new street food experience. Inspired by […]
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