dhoop uses food as a lens. Through this lens, we interrogate culture, sustainability, design and the systems that sustain life. We started as a magazine focused on stories of food and its intersections. Over time, we have grown into something more expansive—a space, a research platform which embraces the multidisciplinary approach of food that invites collaboration and deeper inquiry.
Curated Reading List
︎︎︎ Rice Cooker and the lives of Women in Asia // Vikram Doctor
︎︎︎ Refrigerating India // Harold Wilhite
︎︎︎ Happy Family // Alison Wong // Feminist Food Journal
︎︎︎ Robots are coming to the kitchen − what that could mean for society and culture// Patrick Lin
︎︎︎ A Taxonomy of the South Asian Toastie // Vidya Balachander//Vittles
︎︎︎I Made This Classic Korean Dish in My Bathtub // Giaae Kwon ︎ EDITOR’S CHOICE
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☀️On daily chores and more
Theme blurb, pitch call, deadlines + everything related to Issue #3
Phoolkopir Barfi: The Tale of Pragyasundari Devi & Vegetable for Desserts
Some sweet + savoury this Diwali
Not all photos of eating together make it to the gram. Why? Perhaps they were taken with the intention of capturing the moment, the memories, and — the experience of eating together for the moment itself.
The purpose of this series is to gather images from your photo galleries that show us the memories we hold dear - whether it's bad lighting, food in takeaway boxes, or the cutlery that
isn't aesthetically set up.
isn't aesthetically set up.