It’s said that after every 200 km in India, the culture changes. With the number of Indian cuisines that one discovers each day, somehow, it’s easy to believe this statement. Last Sunday, 35 people were introduced to Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin (CSB) cuisine in the city. The CSBs are one of the four ethnic groups of the Konkan region; the remaining being Goud Saraswat Brahmins, Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins and Kudaldeshkar Gaud Brahmin.

 The Secret Ingredient pop-up that served Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin cuisine

Insia Lacewalla and Paresh Chhabria of Small Fry Co have been doing a pop-up called The Secret Ingredient for two months. Lacewalla shares, “When Paresh and I started The Secret Ingredient, the idea was to revive traditional Indian cuisines that isn’t served in restaurants. Unless you know someone who cooks it, it’s not possible to taste it.” Revealing how the idea for the CSB cuisine pop-up emerged, “We have a few friends who are Saraswat Brahmins, and every time we dropped by, we learnt about the cuisine: its flavours, methods, techniques and ingredients.”