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January 2020
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Kiran Jethwa discovers the tribes of Jaipur. After eating a typical Rajasthani thali, he meets a performer from the Kalbelia tribe. The performer’s parents cook for the chef a mutton dish and a drink called raabri. His next adventure takes him to another tribe a local drink called daaru. The chef’s dish - a tribal pancake ...
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Kiran's search for Indigenous drinks takes him to Kolkata, the cultural capital of India. It’s his first time in this captivating city and he is easily lost in its old world charm as he explores Kolkata’s many stories, and tries some of its timeless drinks.
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In the dilapidated bylanes of old Delhi, where the streets get narrow, the people more friendly, where the warm inviting smell of food beckons in every corner, Kiran is on the prowl for authentic flavours and spicy drinks.
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In the dilapidated bylanes of old Delhi, where the streets get narrow, the people more friendly, where the warm inviting smell of food beckons in every corner, Kiran is on the prowl for authentic flavours and spicy drinks. Join him as he gets lost in time in the walled city that was once the home of the Mughal Empire.
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Kiran's search for India’s Indigenous drinks has bought him to the beautiful state of Sikkim. It is famous for its snow capped mountains, and incredible flora and fauna, but dig deeper, and you will find the Lepcha tribe, with their ancient traditions still thriving, and culinary treasures passed down through the ages.
December 2019
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Kirans hunts for the famous milk-based drinks - lassi and the bhang thandai, in Varanasi, one of the oldest cites in the world.
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A place famous for its bohemian lifestyle and well known for its arts and literature, Kiran travels to Kolkata to explore its quaint lanes, mad street food, curious by standers and old drinking culture as he heads head to a tribal region to try a drink called handia.
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Kiran heads to Coorg in south east Karnataka, a place famous in India for its coffee plantations. After a visit to a plantation and a bee farm, he finds a quaint shop selling homemade wine.
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Kiran visits Majuli Island to meet the Mishing Tribe of Assam, island dwellers who have lived on the island for centuries, to try a famous drink called Apong.
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For his fill of India’s best local brews, Kiran Jethwa has come to Rajasthan, a state with a history as vibrant as its landscape. He's looking in Jaipur, the magnificent capital, for a traditional royal drink called the Chandra Hass - a royal heritage liqueur made of a mix of over 70 herbs, spices and dry fruits.
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You cannot know India's drink culture until you visit this city of mega multinationals and start-up dreams. Kiran is on the prowl for Bengaluru's authentic drinks, from pubs to carts.
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Kiran Jethwa explores everything on offer in the culinary world in Mumbai.
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Kiran is in Nagaland to meet the warrior tribes and taste their traditional drinks.
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Kiran Jethwa visit’s Mumbai’s first licensed bar, Harbour Bar at the Taj, to get a taste of Mumbai’s most famous cocktail - from the Harbour since 1933.
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Kiran Jethwa is in the land of susegad. His happy tour of Goa takes him to a beach shack where he tries a kokum cooler and a kokum cocktail. He meets the man making Goa’s original coconut white rum. A long way away from the beach, he finally gets to taste what he came for - Feni - the quintessential Goan drink made of cash...
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