{"product_id":"desi-delicacies","title":"Desi Delicacies","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe kitchen is often the heart\u003cbr\u003e\nof South Asian homes.\u003cbr\u003e\nMuslim South Asian kitchens, in particular, are the\u003cbr\u003e\nengines of an entire culture. The alchemy that takes place\u003cbr\u003e\nwithin them affects nations and economies, politics and\u003cbr\u003e\nhistory, and of course human relationships. There is\u003cbr\u003e\nproof of it in Desi Delicacies, Claire Chambers' anthology\u003cbr\u003e\nof essays, stories and recipes supplied by some of the\u003cbr\u003e\nregion's most well-loved writers, historians and chefs.\u003cbr\u003e\nAn unexpected revelation awaits Nadeem Aslam in a London\u003cbr\u003e\nrestaurant as he yearns for a special delicacy from Pakistan.\u003cbr\u003e\nRana Safvi recounts the history of Awadhi cooking and the\u003cbr\u003e\norigins of qorma, while Sadaf Hussain tells us how the samosa\u003cbr\u003e\ncame to be paired with chai and of his own newfound love for\u003cbr\u003e\nthe beverage. Tabish Khair examines our attitudes towards\u003cbr\u003e\nfood that is  jootha'. Death comes with an aftertaste of taar roti\u003cbr\u003e\nfor the protagonist of Tarana Husain Khan's story set in Rampur. Gulla puts his heart into making the perfect nadroo yakhni\u003cbr\u003e\nbut is taken aback by a hairy surprise in Asiya Zahoor's  The\u003cbr\u003e\nHairy Curry'.\u003cbr\u003e\nA multitude of flavours blend with love, joy, grief,\u003cbr\u003e\nregret and nostalgia in this book which is not only a\u003cbr\u003e\nbeautiful collection of food writing, but also a rich\u003cbr\u003e\nhelping of the histories and cultures of Muslim\u003cbr\u003e\nSouth Asia and their diasporas.\u003cbr\u003e\nWith a Foreword by Bina Shah and an\u003cbr\u003e\nAfterword by Siobhan Lambert-Hurley\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Claire Chambers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44215457218620,"sku":"9789698729813","price":1015.75,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/9789698729813.jpg?v=1776756770","url":"https:\/\/libertybooksstore.myshopify.com\/products\/desi-delicacies","provider":"LibertyBooksStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}