DAY 2: 23 August 2020
Using seasonal plants, tell us about the relationship you have with the city through a plate of food.
Join us as we bring all our ingredients together virtually and cook a dish that represents our relationship with the city.
Cook-Along Workshop: How does it work?
The cook-along workshop was a way for us to bring some of the seasonal produce in Bangalore, discuss it with the participants and also learn about the food, city, and you.
The cook-along was based on a seasonal calendar and took place virtually on a video call along with Chef Johnson, Chef Mythrayie & Chef Avinash from LORE, a collaborative of chefs celebrating folklore and storytelling through food. LORE also transcends from yester-years way of denoting Bengaluru - Bangalore. They took us through some of the produce and share some of their cooking techniques and recipes.
We believe that the food that makes up a city is more than just the recipes and its ingredients. It’s also the people who grow, sell, shop, cook and also those who share stories. Through this virtual cook-along, we wanted to bring everyone together, and invoke the spirit of commensality, something that we could all use in these tough times.
After the cook-along, we collected recipes and stories from the participants to put together a book which will be a compilation of different things that make the city and its food unique.
Seasonal Calendar:
As part of the cook-along, produced in collaboration with Dr. Prabakar Rao from Hariyalee Seeds, this seasonal calendar is a snapshot of produce that’s available in Bengaluru during the Shravaana month. Additionally, we have also listed down local producers who deliver/stock this produce. Check out the links that will help you with places from where you can buy those.
Head here to download the seasonal calendar:
Preparing for the workshop:
Go through the seasonal calendar.
Make sure you have all the ingredients you would need, all set up.
Make sure you have a good internet connection on the day of the cook-along
Participate in the cook-along, submit your responses later.
Submission Guidelines:
Please fill out the form below and include any media (photos, file, videos) that you deem appropriate -
Note:
Although, we’d highly recommend you take part in the cook-along, if you can’t take part but would still like to contribute to the crowdsourced recipe book, you can submit your stories and recipes separately.
Please write to whofeedsblr@gmail.com if you have any questions or would need clarification.
‘Who Feeds Bengaluru?’ is supported by the Bengaluru Sustainability Forum. It is organised in collaboration with Edible Issues.
Bengaluru Sustainability Forum is an inter-institutional collaborative initiative that aims to address issues relating to long-term sustainability of urban and peri-urban landscapes. It focuses on public goods and urban commons – including water, air and soil – amongst others.
Edible Issues is a food systems collective fostering thought and action on the Indian food system innovation, through public participatory events, research projects, meetups, and more.
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