I feel your breath in the hot rasam,

Your spicy love churning in the still deep crimson fish curry.

Your dyed hands and the sandalwood paste on your forehead,

Always a memoir in these lost lands

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So, Rasam is another south Indian cuisine which contains lots of spices like tamarind, pepper, chili, cumin... mostly eaten with rice. It's got this tangy, spicy taste, so I hope the meaning is clear to understand the poem!