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The Tiffin Wallahs of Mumbai known also as Dabbawala are the worlds most advanced food delivery network systems.

This delivery system has been functioning in an amazing way for centuries and has become part of the cultural life of this city.

Today the city's 5,000 tiffin-wallahs deliver 200,000 tiffin-boxes filled with home-cooked food each day to office workers spread across the entire city. According to a recent survey, there is only one… Continue

For century’s, in the stark coastal corner in South Africa, the Berber Shepard’s have followed goats around as they clamper upon the gnarled and twisted, evergreen argan trees to eat their leaves and leathery olive-sized fruit.

Berber women collect the undigested pits that the goats spit out or excrete and split them to extract the bitter kernels inside, which they wash, hull, roast and press the nuts for oil. This has been a tradition for… Continue

Churros are a popular Spanish dessert that has become popular around the world. This snack derives its name from its shape, which resembles the horns of the Churro breed of sheep reared in the Spanish highlands of Castilla.

One can often find churro stands in Spain, where these delicious snacks are prepared on customer’s requests. Some tiny shops are called churrerias. Alternately, churrerias can be portable trucks or wagons that are used for local festivals or events.…

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The history of the meat pie can be traced back to the ancient Egyptians. The bakers to the pharaohs incorporated nuts, honey, and fruits in bread dough, a primitive form of pastry. Drawings of this can be found etched on the tomb walls of Ramses II, located in the Valley of the Kings.

Historians believe that the Greeks actually originated pie pastry. The pies during this period were made by a flour-water paste wrapped around meat; this served to cook the meat and seal in the juices. These… Continue