The Settler's Cookbook

Name: The Settler's Cookbook
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781846270840
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A Memoir Of Love, Migration And Food

By Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

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The Settler's Cookbook by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown combines memoir and recipes, weaving a rich narrative that traces the author's journey from Uganda to England. This book provides a window into Alibhai-Brown's diverse cultural heritage and personal experiences, using food as a central theme to explore identity, family, and the blending of culinary traditions. It's both a personal history and a celebration of the recipes that shaped her life.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring cultural history through recipes and personal stories. It offers a compelling blend of memoir and culinary history, providing an insight into immigrant experiences and the fusion of diverse culinary traditions. Perfect for those interested in East African and Indian cuisine with a personal touch.

The Settler's Cookbook

'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

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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.

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The Settler's Cookbook by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is lauded for its unique blend of memoir and cookbook, offering an emotional journey through the author's life from Uganda to London. The narrative intertwines personal history with recipes, painting a vivid picture of East African Asian communities. It's celebrated for its bravery, distinctive voice, and insightful perspective on migration, accented by engaging culinary details that evoke both nostalgia and hunger.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781846270840

Publisher: Granta Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 February 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Granta Books

Illustration: b&w line drawings throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 352

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Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food Non-Fiction Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

About the Author

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.