A rice variety that helps to cure cancer. Another that hides wild elephants in its tall and thick growth. One that needs no cooking to eat! Yet another that is so tasty, it needs no accompaniments. And a local Goan favourite that grows even better during floods.
All these are just a tiny fraction of the vast number of indigenous heirloom rice varieties in India. Unfortunately, they almost never reach the market and our plates, leaving a giant gap in our traditional edible archives. Each of us has an edible archive of their own, consisting of all the food you have ever eaten, archived in your body and your memories.
As India's heirloom rice varieties are vanishing, not just from our fields, but from our memories and cultural practices, we offer a chance to explore these little-known wonders, through history, science, environmental studies, art, poetry and, of course, taste. Expand your edible archive and enjoy a new appreciation for an old favourite at this workshop.
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Edible Archives
