Shipra Trivedi starts her eBook ‘Spicy
Trail’ with a quote saying “Cooking is like love. It should be entered into
with abandon or not at all…” Having read her eBook, I must say, she truly has a
love for spices, and the detail and research she has exhibited for each spice
article is commendable.
The eBook not only acquaints us with
many popular and rare spices but also shares historical and ancient text
references to these spices often going back to their origins and early uses. It
is a splendid combination of knowledge and information about the spices with
dashes of history to add to its flavor.
The fact that Shipra has been
able to find a spice for every letter of the alphabet shows us how well she has
researched on the topic. On one hand we have the very common Cinnamon, Cardamom
Fennel, Turmeric and their likes, while on the other we have rare spices like
Kalapasi, Xacuti, Alkanet and Star Anise. Shipra has indeed given us a full repertoire
of the spice world in her eBook.
The sprinkle of delight in each
spice article is her ‘Dadi Ma ka nushka’
which surely makes us laugh in wonder as it also educates us on how easily
these spices have always been used in a common Indian household. Along with
references to the epics and puranas on the usage of spices in cooking in
ancient India, the domestic usage of spices almost tempts us to try our hand
again in our kitchen with some of the common spices at least!
Overall, Shipra’s eBook is indeed
an aromatic and spicy trail of knowledge and information about the spice
heritage of our land, and kudos to her for such an excellent compilation.
This eBook is a part of the
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