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The Settler's Cookbook Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (Y)

The Settler's Cookbook By Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (Y)

The Settler's Cookbook by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (Y)


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Summary

'Full of rich delicious prose, and even more delicious recipes, this wonderful story of one Indian family, and the memories and meals they shared over generations, gives fresh meaning to the term "soul food"' Meera Syal

The Settler's Cookbook Summary

The Settler's Cookbook: A Memoir Of Love, Migration And Food by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (Y)

Through the personal story of Yasmin's family and the food and recipes they've shared together, The Settler's Cookbook tells the history of Indian migration to the UK via East Africa. Her family was part of the mass exodus from India to East Africa during the height of British imperial expansion, fleeing famine and lured by the prospect of prosperity under the empire. In 1972, expelled from Uganda by Idi Amin, they moved to the UK, where Yasmin has made her home with an Englishman. The food she cooks now combines the traditions and tastes of her family's hybrid history. Here you'll discover how shepherd's pie is much enhanced by sprinkling in some chilli, Victoria sponge can be enlivened by saffron and lime, and the addition of ketchup to a curry can be life-changing ...

The Settler's Cookbook Reviews

'This is an unexpected joy of a book. Woven around the people, places and dishes that have shaped Yasmin Alibhai-Brown's life, it follows an emotional and culinary journey from childhood in pre-independence Uganda to London in the 21st century - Her own migration is intimately bound up with the fate of other East African Asians - It is a story seldom told, and Alibhai-Brown's account of it is fascinating and touching' Sunday Times. 'Alibhai-Brown paints a lively picture of a community that stayed trapped in old ways until it was too late to change - [a] brave book - ' Guardian. 'For many of us food is the gateway experience into other cultures and lives. Yasmin's personal story intertwined with the foods which mean so much to her touched me deeply. And made me hungry. You can't ask for more.' Gavin Esler

About Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (Y)

YASMIN ALIBHAI-BROWN is a leading commentator on race, multiculturalism and human rights, writing for the Independent and Guardian and appearing regularly on TV and radio. She has won many journalism awards, including the Orwell Prize in 2002.

Additional information

GOR002643642
9781846270840
1846270847
The Settler's Cookbook: A Memoir Of Love, Migration And Food by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (Y)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Granta Books
2010-02-04
352
Winner of Gourmand World Cookbook Award 2010 (UK)
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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