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  • The Flavour of Spice

  • Journeys, Stories, Recipes
  • By: Marryam H Reshii
  • Narrated by: Jasleen Bhalla
  • Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

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By: Marryam H Reshii
Narrated by: Jasleen Bhalla
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Summary

A book that celebrates spices, and the integral ways in which they shape what we eat.

Throughout a career spanning 30 years, well-known food critic and writer (and little-known collector of spice grinders of eclectic origin) Marryam H. Reshii has had a relentless love affair with spices. Such has been her passion that she has travelled across the country and to various corners of the world - crushing, grinding, frying and tasting - in a bid to understand every aspect of these magnificent ingredients. The result is The Flavour of Spice, a zesty narrative that brings together stories about the origins of spices and how they evolved in the cuisines we know and love; colourful anecdotes gleaned from encounters with plantation owners and spice merchants; and beloved family recipes from chefs and home cooks. 

From the market yards of Guntur, India's chilli capital, to the foothills of Sri Lanka in search of `true cinnamon, and from the hillsides of Sikkim where black cardamom thrives to the saffron markets in the holy city of Mashhad, Iran - this heady account pulsates with exciting tales of travel and discovery, and an infectious love for the ingredients that add so much punch to our cuisines.

©2017 Marryam H. Reshii (P)2020 Audible, Inc.

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Very much from an Indian perspective AND for an audience that already knows its way around India and Indian food.

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