Phalsa tree in bloom
Phalsa or Grewia asiatica is a tropical fruit tree/shrub native to South Asia from India east to Cambodia. I found a small patch of these shrubs in Malihabad - the mango-orchard belt on the outskirts of Lucknow (India).
Phalsa or Grewia asiatica is a tropical fruit tree/shrub native to South Asia from India east to Cambodia. I found a small patch of these shrubs in Malihabad - the mango-orchard belt on the outskirts of Lucknow (India).
In Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari bazar, there is a street stall which sells not easily found sour fruit: in a salad or on their own: Star fruit, Tamarind, wild ber, to name a few.
This Sanskrit prayer to be read before a meal, indicates that eating and digesting is a sacred act. The prayer means know Anna, the food to be Brahma (the creative force), the juices in the food, the elements worthy of digestion to be Vishnu (the
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Bhut jolokia, (red chilly from assam) a feel good food :-)