Desi Delicacies Dhaka TribuneThe book shatters all the stereotypes surrounding Muslim identities in South AsiaFood writing is no more a neglected genre in South Asia; it is not consigned to the lowest shelf in libraries anymore. But food writing is not just an assortment of recipes, it is rather a separate genre of literature that has the potential to enrich many aspects of our culture, history, and civilisation. Published by Pan Macmillan India, Desi Delicacies does not only build on the principle of the potential of food writing but it seems to significantly broaden it. In its 270-odd pages have converged 18 pieces about “food from Muslim South Asia and its diasporas”, with genres ranging from memoirs to critical analyses to fiction. As Chambers puts it in her Scroll article, “The subject of food from Muslim South Asia was interpreted broadly by them, including by Nadeem Aslam, Tarana Husain Khan, and Kaiser Haq.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 18, 2021 04:30 UTC