Driving through South India, it is common to come across small eateries with boards outside saying ‘Tiffin ready’. In the region, tiffin means any light snack or finger foods eaten between breakfast and dinner. These include cutlets, idlis (rice dumplings), vadas, bajjis (vegetable fritters) dosas (crisp lentil crepes) or upma (a snack made from cream of wheat). The name tiffin has a complex history. It was derived from “tiffing”, an English term for having a little swig of diluted liquor. The…
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