Andaza: A Memoir of Food, Flavour and Freedom in the Pakistani Kitchen
by Sumayya Usmani
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Synopsis : Andaza: 'the art of sensory cooking' From a young age, food was Sumayya's portal to nurturing, love and self-expression. She spent the first eight years of her life at sea, with a father who captained merchant ships and a mother who preferred to cook for the family herself on a tiny electric stove in their cabin rather than eat in the officer's mess. When the family moved to Karachi, Sumayya grew up torn between the social expectations of life as a young girl in Pakistan, and the inspiration she felt in the kitchen, watching her mother, and her Nani Mummy (maternal grandmother) and Dadi's (paternal grandmother) confidence, intuition and effortless ability to build complex, layered flavours in their cooking. This evocative and moving food memoir - which includes the most meaningful recipes of Sumayya's childhood - tells the story of how Sumayya's self-belief grew throughout her young life, allowing her to trust her instincts and find her own path between the expectations of following
Details : Author : Sumayya Usmani Pages : 312 pages Publisher : Murdoch Books Language : ISBN-10 : 1922616192 ISBN-13 : 9781922616197