On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 7:03 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Most chennai bookstores stock it > -- > Apart from the culinary info, "Cook and See" (at least, the older edition that I have) is also a lovely insight into the Tamizh society of just a few decades ago...a lifestyle where everything was made at home from scratch, numerous festivals were celebrated, there were no electrical gadgets to help with food processing, and measures such as "ollocks" (such a delicious word, makes me want to preface it with a 'b') which is actually "aazhaakku" were used. That, and the fact that the book is definitely only meant to be read by women! -Deepa.
