The Soopa Shastra of Mangarasa III

Speaker: Shri N.P. Bhatt, IRS (retd.), Convener, INTACH, Dharwad Chapter

A talk on the culinary traditions of medieval Karnataka based on the Soopa Shastra which was compiled by King Mangarasa III in the 15th-16th century. Originally written in verse, this treatise was transcribed from manuscripts and rendered into prose, and has now been translated into English. Not confined to cooking alone, it traces the origins of the recipes, discusses the philosophy of eating, and contains anecdotal details of lore