Category: ASIA
The journey of coffee’s aroma is a sensory adventure that spans continents and cultures, from the fertile soils of coffee plantations to…
Introduced in the 1500s to Italy, coffee has developed its own culture and has a place on the Mediterranean dining table ever…
Discover Indian coffee history and culture, Bean to brew, the aromatic journey of Indian coffee. Countless coffee estates are situated amidst the…
Ethnobotany: Coffee and Caffeine
Discover the Coffee Regions of India and South Indian coffee culture: How traditional filter kaapi is prepared and how charming Indian coffee…
Discover legendary Baba Budan and the aromatic journey from bean to cup of Indian coffee.
The mythical origins of coffee, are steeped in legend and topped with a creamy dollop of speculation. What is certain is that…
Discover India’s cow and bull in History and Mythology and it’s use in traditional Indian medicine. Explore the varied meanings of the…
Narak Chaturdasi is celebrated for Diwali in Goa. Huge effigies of Narkasur, made of grass and hay, dressed in colorful paper clothes…
Traveling and discovering is sometimes about being in the right place on the right day, for us that day was today, when…
Discover Myths and Legends of the Mool Mahunag Annual fair of Karsog, where devotees pray, play music, carry the murtis (god statues)…
Discover Myths and Legends of the Thaipusam – Tamil Nadu’s Lord Murugan festival. Where Devotees carry the kavadi and pierce their backs,…
Most Singaporeans are aware of the popular folktale of how the name Singapura came about, so I was told myths and legends…
Discover the Gotipua folk dance tradition from Odisha that survives in the heritage village Raghurajpur on the banks of river Bhargabi.
Rasagola, or rasgulla, as many call it, is a traditional sweet from east India; Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. It is…
Discover Myths and Legends of the sacred fig tree at the Mahabodhi Temple Complex, Bodh Gaya where Buddha sat for enlightenment under…
In the month of Shravan, cities and towns of the Gangetic plains are inundated with people, dressed in orange, bearing saffron flags,…
Discover Myths and Folklore of Harela or day of green – Festival of the Kumaoni people of Uttarakhand. Harela is celebrated for welcoming…
Kites have their own place in History, Myth & Folklore of Bali. Especially during the Bali Kite Festival the people show their…
Discover Mythology of Mother Ganga or the Ganges river