![]() ![]() In an earlier interview, he had said, “I get bored easily and I must take time out in the day to do things I like,” and foremost in this list was cooking, an activity that Banerjee carves out time for on a daily basis. Yet, as the evening lengthens over a cup of Darjeeling tea, Kolkata becomes a chapter in the pastiche of places that are part of his stories about food, vegetables, economics and life-a good life in particular. ![]() ![]() Amaranthus tricolor ‘Perfecta’ Karin de Mamiel / Getty Images. Bought from a local vendor at the corner of Ballygunge Circular Road in Kolkata, Banerjee’s thrill at this bounty is no different from that of the average Bengali man who comes home from his daily market run with the season’s first shak (greens) or a still-gasping-for-air giant catla (carp).įor him, Bengal’s fresh, seasonal produce is not just a matter of course but a thing to be discovered time and again that is rooted in his philosophy on buying, cooking and eating mindfully. Unlike other amaranth varieties, Amaranthus tricolor is grown for its foliage, not its flowers.And there is no doubt why this plant is also called Summer poinsettiathe bright bicolored red and yellow leaves look like a cousin of the popular holiday plant. It is a rare occasion when one gets to see a Nobel Laureate waxing eloquent about a humble loot of tender green amaranth and raw papaya still fresh with sap from the tree.īut before that, there are the vegetables. ![]()
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