What is the best type of curry?

The human rights situation in Afghanistan has drastically deteriorated since August 2021, when the Taliban reclaimed power.Joining Seán to discuss this is Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan… 

Many people have come across the phrase ‘parish pump politics’, but what does it mean, and where did it come from?Joining Seán to discuss is Darach Ó Séaghdha, podcaster and author who has a new series, ‘The Journal of 353’. 

An Indian curry house is one of the most popular places to go out for a meal in the UK, and is part of British life. But many people do not know their origins lie in what is now Bangladesh, after a wave of migration from there in the 1970s.

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The culinary legend and actress sits down with Robert Bound to discuss her cookbooks, which span the flavours of India, and how she unintentionally became a household name for anyone with a taste for South Asian cuisine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In this episode, the 2Gs, our Gourmands and Geeks Sadaf and Archit explore centuries-old traditions and modern interpretation of food with Rahul Punjabi, the executive chef of fine dining Indian restaurant Masala Library. Together, they discuss: Why did Rahul shift from Google to ...  Show more

Why has hot sauce gotten so - well, hot? Bon Appétit’s Joseph Hernandez sheds some light on the rise of condiment culture, and why the spicy stuff got so popular over the past ten years (even Mötley Crüe has a hot sauce line!). Later, we explore our biological reactions to spi ...