Writers find inspiration everywhere and this includes food so it is no wonder that fish, crustaceans, chicken and goat meat have influenced poetry. In addition to poets singing the praises of seafood and poultry in their verse, they also use them as poetic devices to express their feelings and ideas in a creative way. Our long association with fish and meat cause our beloved rhyme-makers to employ them as a metaphor, allusion, symbol, imagery, simile and other such literary techniques. Here are some poems that feature chicken, mutton and seafood.…
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The Power of Protein
It’s a Miracle Protein is not only for body builders. There has never been more focus on protein. Protein-centric diets, some of which seriously shun carbs, are being talked about and adhered to everywhere, from Mumbai to Moscow. Protein is now the holy grail of weight-loss, and the remedy to reverse type 2 diabetes. Improved mental focus, physical endurance, increased levels of HDL, reduced blood pressure and sugar levels—protein is the miracle that is finally having its moment in the sun. The gym rat and the whey supplement jar may…
Read MoreCluck, Bleat and Bubble— 8 recipes using chicken, mutton and fish
Winter is here, and so is FishVish’s premium chicken and mutton. There’s seafood already, of course. What can you do with all 3? Hmmm, good question, but we have plenty of answers. The mother of all feasts: A Mixed Biryani with Mutton, Chicken, Prawns and Fish Claiming to be Hyderabadi in origin, this biryani underlines what the legendary royal excess of the state has always been made out to be. After all, we’re talking about the legacy of the egg-inside-quail-inside-chicken-inside-goat. While not quite on the scale of the culinary Russian…
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