In Bibi's Kitchen by Hawa Hassan (English) Hardcover Book

Description: In Bibi's Kitchen by Hawa Hassan, Julia Turshen "Grandmothers from eight eastern African countries welcome you into their kitchens to share flavorful recipes and stories of family, love, and tradition in this transporting cookbook-meets-travelogue"-- FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Grandmothers from eight eastern African countries welcome you into their kitchens to share flavorful recipes and stories of family, love, and tradition in this transporting cookbook-meets-travelogue.JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER . Grandmothers from eight eastern African countries welcome you into their kitchens to share flavorful recipes and stories of family, love, and tradition in this transporting cookbook-meets-travelogue."Their food is alive with the flavors of mangoes, cinnamon, dates, and plantains and rich with the history of the continent that had been a culinary unknown for much too long."-Jessica B. Harris, food historian, journalist, and public speakerIACP AWARD FINALIST . LONGLISTED FOR THE ART OF EATING PRIZE . ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR- The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Bon Appetit, NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, Food Network, Vogue, Delish, The Guardian, Smithsonian Magazine, Salon, Town & CountryIn this incredible volume, Somali chef Hawa Hassan and food writer Julia Turshen present 75 recipes and stories gathered from bibis (or grandmothers) from eight African nations- South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Comoros, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, and Eritrea. Most notably, these eight countries are at the backbone of the spice trade, many of them exporters of things like pepper and vanilla. We meet women such as Ma Shara, who helps tourists"see the real Zanzibar"by teaching them how to make her famous Ajemi Bread with Carrots and Green Pepper; Ma Vicky, who now lives in suburban New York and makes Matoke (Stewed Plantains with Beans and Beef) to bring the flavor of Tanzania to her American home; and Ma Gehennet from Eritrea who shares her recipes for Kicha (Eritrean Flatbread) and Shiro (Ground Chickpea Stew).Through Hawas writing-and her own personal story-the women, and the stories behind the recipes, come to life. With evocative photography shot on location by Khadija Farah, and food photography by Jennifer May, In Bibis Kitchen uses food to teach us all about families, war, loss, migration, refuge, and sanctuary. Author Biography Hawa Hassan is the founder and CEO of Basbaas Sauce, a line of condiments inspired by her country of origin, Somalia. Hawa and her brand have been featured in Forbes, the New York Times, the Observer, Grub Street, Vogue, The Cut, Eater, and more.Julia Turshenis the bestselling author ofNow and Again;Feed the Resistance, named one of the best cookbooks of the year by Eater, andSmall Victories; named one of the best cookbooks of the year by theNew York Timesand NPR. She has written for theNew York Times, theWashington Post, theWall Street Journal, Vogue, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, and Saveur. She is the founder of Equity At The Table (EATT), an inclusive digital directory of women and non-binary individuals in food. Review "What moves me most about In Bibis Kitchen is Hawa Hassans connection with these admirable women whose cooking traditions serve their families and help define their communities at home and abroad. I am thankful to see their faces, to meet them in their own words, and to know them and their diverse cultures far beyond the stifling generalities that America so often wields to conflate African people. This book illustrates what the wisest among us have known all along: The seat of power in food—its soul and expertise—has always begun at home, at the hands of skilled women in their kitchens."—Osayi Endolyn, James Beard Award–winning writer"In Bibis Kitchen is rooted in tradition and reverence, but carries forth its stories with an urgency and energy that feels brand new. The books tenderly reported interviews and East African recipes shine a light on a group who must be seen, must be heard from. Of course we all need more bibis in our lives. And we need the ones in these pages more now than ever. In Bibis Kitchen is an inimitable accomplishment and an essential read that will enrich kitchens and souls everywhere it lands."—Howie Kahn, New York Times bestselling author, James Beard Award winner, and host of Take Away Only Promotional Grandmothers from eight eastern African countries welcome you into their kitchens to share flavorful recipes and stories of family, love, and tradition in this transporting cookbook-meets-travelogue. Review Quote "What moves me most about In Bibis Kitchen is Hawa Hassans connection with these admirable women whose cooking traditions serve their families and help define their communities at home and abroad. I am thankful to see their faces, to meet them in their own words, and to know them and their diverse cultures far beyond the stifling generalities that America so often wields to conflate African people. This book illustrates what the wisest among us have known all along: The seat of power in food--its soul and expertise--has always begun at home, at the hands of skilled women in their kitchens." --Osayi Endolyn, James Beard Award-winning writer " In Bibis Kitchen is rooted in tradition and reverence, but carries forth its stories with an urgency and energy that feels brand new. The books tenderly reported interviews and East African recipes shine a light on a group who must be seen, must be heard from. Of course we all need more bibis in our lives. And we need the ones in these pages more now than ever. In Bibis Kitchen is an inimitable accomplishment and an essential read that will enrich kitchens and souls everywhere it lands." --Howie Kahn, New York Times bestselling author, James Beard Award winner, and host of Take Away Only Promotional "Headline" Grandmothers from eight eastern African countries welcome you into their kitchens to share flavorful recipes and stories of family, love, and tradition in this transporting cookbook-meets-travelogue. Excerpt from Book A Bit About the Book These pages hold recipes and stories from the kitchens of bibis (grandmothers) from eight African countries that border the Indian Ocean. Their recipes and stories capture the cultural trade winds and flavors from all those whove passed through these countries over the centuries and from the many who remain. In many ways, this is an old-fashioned cookbook that has nothing to do with trends or newness. Its filled with recipes from grandmothers and their rich histories, which have been handed down through generations. It reflects on times that have passed. Yet in so many ways this is an incredibly modern book that has relied on a web of technology and social connections to come together (including, but not limited to, multiple iPhones, many WhatsApp group chats, dozens of Dropbox folders, and countless text messages). This is a book about connection, about multigenerational connection, cross-cultural connection, wireless connection (!), and, ultimately, human connection. "Food is . . . just like language. For me, stopping traditions would almost be like throwing my culture away," Ma Khanyisa, a grandmother from South Africa, told us. She said this from her home in Cape Town over Skype to Hawa, who was interviewing her and recording the interview before sending it over to Julia (more about us, Hawa and Julia, in a moment). Julia transcribed the interview and added it to the manuscript for the book youre holding, taking note of that line, feeling it to be the crux of this book. Later that week, Khadija M. Farah (more about her soon, too) photographed Ma Khanyisa at her home in South Africa, making corn porridge with a mixture of wild greens known as imifino (check out the recipe on page 211). Khadija also used her phone to film Ma Khanyisa cooking the dish, at times holding her phone in one hand and her camera in the other. She sent the videos to Julia, who wrote the recipe for imifino by watching the videos and then writing down each step that Ma Khanyisa had taken. (Julia has spent over a decade writing cookbooks and can eyeball a tablespoon from a mile away.) There was lots of rewinding to make sure no part of the process had been missed. Then Julia and Hawa tested the written recipes in their own homes to make sure the dishes would translate to Western kitchens. Variations of this process were repeated for all the grandmothers youre about to meet in these pages. Many live in the eight countries we cover, some left their homes in difficult times and now live in the United States, while Ma Sahra (see page 69) lives in the same place she was born, but because the border has since shifted, her birthplace, once part of Somalia, is now recognized as Kenya. This complicated content-gathering was at times confusing (and at times frustrating when files got stuck in the "cloud" somewhere between continents), but during the entire time, we were all driven to keep speaking this language of food and to make sure traditions and cultures were honored. In Bibis Kitchen is not about what is new and next. Its about sustaining a cultural legacy and seeing how food and recipes keep cultures intact, whether those cultures stay in the same place or are displaced. By celebrating bibis and their cooking, we aim to use food as a way to honor the matriarchs of numerous families and countries. And this isnt just any old book with fun ideas of what to make for dinner (though you should make the recipes--theyre great!). Its also a collection of stories about war, loss, migration, refuge, and sanctuary. Its a book about families and their connections to home. This book fills a deep and vast void in the contemporary cookbook market. There are barely any cookbooks published by American publishing houses that feature African food, let alone food from one of the many parts of that continent (disturbingly, Africa is often mistaken as a country, not a continent). On top of that, so many cookbooks are written and photographed by authors and photographers who are not from the places featured in cookbooks and who are unable to bring the richness and complexities of those cultures to the page. On top of that, few cookbooks, or any books, for that matter, champion women who have lived long enough to have grandchildren. We are so happy to tell the stories of these bibis. And the eight countries we focus on? Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Madagascar, and Comoros--they all touch the Indian Ocean, some just on an eastern edge, while others are completely surrounded by water (Madagascar and Comoros are islands just east of Mozambique). That they all have the Indian Ocean in common means that theyre eight countries bound by trade, by veritable waves of commerce. Most notably, these eight countries define the backbone of the spice trade, many of them exporters of essential ingredients like pepper and vanilla. We can understand their economic histories, as it were, by learning about their recipes. As interest in "global flavors" continues to gain momentum, its important to do the work of understanding the culture and people behind those flavors and what theyve been through. Its important to understand how these foods have traveled and evolved from small regions across distant oceans to kitchens as far away as ours in New York. These eight countries also tell a range of stories, and in sharing the bibis most favorite recipes, we also learn of the lasting effects of colonialism, even in countries that have maintained independence for decades. The late author Laurie Colwin once wrote, "If you want to know what real life used to be like, meaning domestic life, there isnt anywhere you can go that gives you a better idea than a cookbook." Examining a countrys best-known dishes tells us about so much more than just its popular flavors. It tells you about that countrys geography and climate, about farming and distribution, and about those who live there and what their day-to-day life might look and taste like. It also tells you a lot about who holds power and influence. Details ISBN1984856731 Author Julia Turshen Short Title In Bibis Kitchen Pages 288 Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 1984856731 ISBN-13 9781984856739 Format Hardcover Imprint Ten Speed Press DEWEY 641.59676 UK Release Date 2020-10-13 Place of Publication Berkeley Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2020-10-13 NZ Release Date 2020-10-13 US Release Date 2020-10-13 Publication Date 2020-10-13 Publisher Random House USA Inc Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:130062763;

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