A columnist in The Washington Post met a firestorm of online protest this summer when he dismissed Indian cuisine by describing it as “based entirely on one spice.” That dustup gave us the opportunity to connect with food writer, cook and photographer Nik Sharma about the spices that really are central to Indian cuisine.
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