My Varanasis Lassi walla

Why I love India # 4 - The Indian Lassi

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April 11th 2010
Ah - is there anything more sublime than a really good lassi taken on a hot day in India? Yes of course this is a rhetorical question for those seasoned Indiaphiles out there. For those completely out of the ‘know’ - what is a lassi? Here is one definition lifted off the web: n., pl., las•sis. A beverage made of yogurt and water and fla ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more