India. Paneer and the Chennai Sweets of West Bengal

Description

In Hindu society, the cow is revered as a holy beast, so it should come as no surprise that India produces more milk than any other country in the world. In this episode, host Will Studd travels to Calcutta for the Holi festival and learns the origins of India's popular cheese-Paneer. A visit to an ancient cheese market and a demonstration showing how curd is used to make the cheese and the city's distinctive Chennai sweets is followed by a very colorful family celebration. Finally, he visits a typical buffalo dairy.

Runtime

42 min

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Subjects

Geography

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Date of Publication

[2013], c2012

Database

Films on Demand

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