A tray beautifully arranged with deep-fried, sugar-coated swirly kulkul, diamond cuts, the curiously-named coconut and semolina confection ‘matrimony’, achappam’s cousin rose cookies (or rosettes), ...

Back in my college days, a final exam-addled dorm mate conducted a poll just before the holidays. The choices were “love fruitcake” and “hate fruitcake.” Responses on both sides of the issue were ...