Taste of Tradition

Annamayya’s Culinary Ode to Lord VenkateswaraIndira vaDDinchaniMpuganu/chindakayiTlEbhuujiMchavOswAmiakkALapASAluappAluvaDalu/pekkainasayidaMpupENulunusakkerarAsulusadyOghRutamulu/kikkiriyanAragiMchavOswAmimeerinakeLaMgumiriyapudALiMpu/gUralukammanikUralunusArampubachachaLLuchavuluganiTTE/ kUrimitOjEkonavOswAmipinDivaNTalunuperugulu/ meMDainapASAlumechchimechchikoMdalapoDavukOridivyAnnaalu/veMDiyumechchavEvEMkaTaswaami The kirtana by poet-singer Annamayya paints a vivid picture of a...

Ayu ssattva balaఽrogya sukha preeti vivardhanAh|raSyAh SnigdhAh sthirA hridya AhArAh saattvika priyAh||KatvAmla lavana tyuShNa teekshNa rUksha vidAhinah|AhArA rAjasa syeshta duhkha...

The terms 'Pappu' in Telugu and 'Dal' in Hindi both derive from the same etymological root. In Telugu, 'Dala' translates...

Food that embodies six distinct tastes serves as an elixir for the senses. Lacking this essential balance, food can transform...

I am Annam, the consumer of the very essence of life. To utter benevolent words and perform virtuous deeds, I...