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Poornima Choudhary's avatar

I love rasam. I used to go south India a lot for work. In veg thali, i will always ask for extra rasam and sambhar.

It’s damn spicy.. even for me though being India chilly has always been integral part of food.

Love the way you described it. The dish deserves such description.

And the pepper, my Kerala trip were never without packets of pepper for me , all friends and relatives. Everyone loves the pepper from Kerala.

MORE PEPPER.

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Maggie Hennessy's avatar

I’m jealous you got to spend so much time there! Just some of the most delicious food on earth. Thank you for the kind note about my rasam piece. It truly deserves our most poetic, sensual descriptors! Such magic stuff. ❤️

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Sarah [Pixels & Paragraphs]'s avatar

Thank you for writing about Rasam. I mean it. And you’ll know why if you read my little rant here: https://pixelsandparagraphs.substack.com/p/run-butter-chicken-run

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Maggie Hennessy's avatar

I loved your piece as well. Indian food is so complex and layered--utterly magical. Let it be so; don't coddle us! <3

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Erin Adessa's avatar

I had to look up so many foods and words used in this! Making me hungrier by the minute.

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Maggie Hennessy's avatar

Omg I’m sorry if it felt gatekeepy! Kerala makes some of the most beautiful plant-based food there is. It’s Erin food for sure 🥹💚

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Erin Adessa's avatar

You had me at “MORE PEPPER”

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Lucy's avatar

What an amazing read 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ wish I had a cup of rasam while reading! Thank you for this piece

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Maggie Hennessy's avatar

Ohhh thank you thank you! You made my day ♥️🌶️ Love rasam.

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Madeline Shea's avatar

Great Story Maggie!!

Love

Mom

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Maggie Hennessy's avatar

Thank you mommy ♥️

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ruby robina saha's avatar

ahh! I loved reading everyday sadya. margaret and vinod are such wonderful humans, it’s so lovely to get a BTS snapshot of how their personalities reflect their approach to food and nourishment!

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Maggie Hennessy's avatar

They are some of the very best people! And so glad you loved Everyday Sadya. We absolutely loved making it. 💚

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Joe Meloy's avatar

Wow. Seems great but a little spicy for me I think. Love you

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Maggie Hennessy's avatar

It is a little spicy, and soooo good. ♥️ love you!

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Ari Bendersky's avatar

MORE PEPPER!!!

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Maggie Hennessy's avatar

ALWAYS!! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

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