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Spice by the day of the week

Thursday turmeric, Saturday sesame, Friday feasts, the Sunday roast: the weekday traditions that tie a spice or a dish to a day, across faiths and kitchens.

TodayMondayShiva's day for many Hindus, the day of the lunar fast, and the laundry day of red beans and rice in New Orleans.TuesdayThe day of Hanuman and Durga for many Hindus, a vrat day with sendha namak and jaggery, and Shrove Tuesday in the West.WednesdayGanesha's and Mercury's day in India, with green foods, and the day of the Nordic Odin and mid-week soups in Europe.ThursdayGuruvar in India: yellow food, turmeric, chana dal and saffron for Brihaspati and Sai Baba, and Maundy Thursday elsewhere.FridayThe Muslim congregational day with jummah meals, the Jewish Shabbat eve, Lakshmi's day in India, and fish on Christian Fridays.SaturdayShani's day with sesame and black foods, Shabbat and the besamim of Havdalah, and Saturday soup and the weekend market.SundayThe roast, the Italian-American Sunday sauce, the Indian Sunday mutton curry and the Sunday-best table in many lands.

The weekly digest

Every Monday: seven spices you may not know, what is cooking this week, and one blend explained step by step.