Mar 15, 2016
UNEXPECTED PLEASURES IN MALACCA: LE YIN AND AMIN
UNEXPECTED PLEASURES IN MALACCA: LE YIN AND AMIN I have been a frequent visitor to Malacca, the historic town in the peninsular Malaysia which has a parallel history to Fort…
Archive
Medical Themes: <span>Food Culture</span>
Browse the field notes by date, topic, place, and memory.
Mar 15, 2016
CUBA IS THE FUTURE FOR LATIN AMERICA AND PERHAPS THE WORLD
CUBA IS THE FUTURE FOR LATIN AMERICA AND PERHAPS THE WORLD On my way out of Cuba, from La Habana, on COPA airlines flight to Panama, I wanted to overcome…
Feb 15, 2016
FORT COCHIN A SPIRITUAL HOME
FORT COCHIN, A SPIRITUAL HOME Even though Fort Cochin cannot give me the exhilaration of walking along the streets of my neighbourhood of Vedado, in La Habana, it has given…
Feb 15, 2016
UBER IN FORT COCHIN; WHAT A BLESSING
This morning I had to get to the airport, from my hotel in Fort Cochin. When I checked the Uber app, no cars were available. This is yet another disadvantage…
Feb 15, 2016
EATING FOR ONE WEEK IN COCHIN IN INDIA
I am unashamedly fond of the little township of Fort Cochin but certainly not for its food. The quality of food in the tourist parts of Fort Cochin is just…
Feb 15, 2016
FORT COCHIN A SUMPTUOUS FEAST FOR THE MIND BODY AND THE SOUL
FORT COCHIN A SUMPTUOUS FEAST FOR THE MIND, BODY AND THE SOUL. ONE DAY IN FEBRUARY My choices of places to stay at Fort Cochin are the Old Lighthouse Bristow…
Feb 15, 2016
MICROBIOME TELLS YOU WHAT YOU ARE AND EAT ACCORDINGLY
Microbiome as a word had not been coined, when I became aware of something mysterious in the workings of our food and body. Being a student at that time, my…
Feb 15, 2016
MY LIFE OF FEAST AND FAMINE.. HAVANA IS THE MOVABLE FEAST..MIAMI INDIAN COUNTRY COCHIN FOR VARIOUS REASONS
I always look forward to going back to La Havana. Unbridled affections the chance to be yourself and spontaneous. I understand fully when a friend of mine, on his visit…
Jan 15, 2016
CONTENT TO BE WITH AMERICAN INDIANS.. DESPITE THE SNOW AND THE COLD… CUBA IS WAITING
After leaving France and Belgium, it was so good to spend a few days in Miami, my American home. Miami always reminds me of the variety of food and the…
Jan 15, 2016
SWOON OVER MIAMI MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH TROPICAL LANGUOR
SWOON OVER MIAMI: LOVE AFFAIR WITH TROPICAL TORPOR CONTINUES. 2016 Just a few days ago, I said a symbolic good bye to Europe. It is symbolic rather than pedantic, as…
Jan 15, 2016
UNEXPECTED PLEASURES OF 2016 WELCOME TO CUBA
Life is not about the regrets about the PAST nor about the anxieties of the FUTURE. As I sit here at the Admirals Club at Heathrow Airport in London, I…
Jan 15, 2016
FOOD AS CELEBRATION: NEW YEARS EVE IN QUIBERON, BRITTANY, FRANCE
FOOD AS A CELEBRATION: NEW YEARS EVE IN QUIBERON, BRITTANY, FRANCE. When you are working with the American Indians, one becomes aware of the superficial and deep symbolism attached to…