Where is Tigray? -- The backbone of the cuisine -- Berbere and dilik -- The first dish she ever cooked -- Education during a civil war -- Fleeing Tigray -- Learning to cook in transit -- Wedding? No. Married? Yes! -- His favorite dish with a side of mistress -- Pregnancy cravings -- May Virgin Mary be with you -- Shipped off at four years old for praying to the wrong god -- Starvin' Marvin -- Leaving Sudan -- My mom butchered a hen in an apartment -- Opening a restaurant with my mom as head chef -- Raising a child through a tea cart -- An attempt at dessert and the blending of cultures -- Coeliac-safe restaurant -- COVID-19! -- Menu ideas -- Stockists and resources.
Summary:
"From Tigray to the World, A Love Story Through Food Mother-daughter duo Tekebash and Saba tell their story, and the story of their homeland, Ethiopia, through the lens of food, demonstrating how sharing food from another culture can offer us all a path forward, towards empathy and understanding, and a world that is more cohesive and connected. Born in Tigray, Tekebash escaped the civil war at the age of 17 to join other refugees in Sudan. She has been on a migration journey ever since. Despite having spent more time abroad than she has at home, she is unequivocally Tigre and has worked with food all her life. Her restaurant, Saba's Ethiopia, brings Ethiopian food and culture to Melbourne. Tekebash not only worked with food but loved her daughter Saba through food. The recipes in this book are its backbone and the structure around which personal and cultural stories are woven"-- Provided by publisher.
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