Knowledge
Research Articles
Longer, sourced writing about traditional Tamil Nadu grains, oils, spices and the farming they come from — and what is actually known about them.
Published research
Research articles will be published here
We have not published any research yet. When the first pieces are ready, each one will appear here with its title, date, a short summary and a link to read it in full.
From the blog in the meantime
These are practical guides rather than research, but they cover the same foods — how to tell one honey from another, why cold-pressed oil tastes different, which rice suits which meal.
Many Sellers, One Basket: How Buying Direct Works Here
Naadu Nalam is a marketplace, not a warehouse. Here is what that means for the basket you check out with.
Cold-Pressed vs Refined: Why Our Oils Taste Like the Seed
Cold-pressed sesame and groundnut oil carry flavour and colour that refining strips out. Here is the difference.
Forest Multi-Floral or Tulsi Infused: Picking Your Honey
Two honeys, two very different jobs in the kitchen. A short guide to telling them apart and using them well.
Working on something we should read?
If you research Tamil Nadu food systems, traditional crops or nutrition and would like your work published here, we would like to hear from you.
