Wrote about eating my way around coastal #Chennai and what that can tell you about caste in the city. Thanks a ton to @whetstone_mag @laylaschlack for publishing this! https://www.whetstonemagazine.com/journal/exploring-chennai-city-of-fish">https://www.whetstonemagazine.com/journal/e... Coz the article uses stock photos, here are some of my pics
Uma akka& #39;s fish fry - the star of the story
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Meanwhile, places like Palagaithotti kuppam in #vadachennai battle coastal erosion + road/industrial development
There& #39;s also a whole other story about how urban development is squeezing out spaces for valuable foodways like mostly women-run fish markets and older fisherwomen drying fish on beaches
At this rate, Pazhaverkadu might be the last standing home of fishers [unless Adani gets there first of course
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ps: many thanks to @demarionunn for suggesting I send this article to @whetstone_mag in the first place and to @vittleslondon for encouraging first time & #39;food writers& #39; like myself to send out their stories!