When Will Indian Food Be American? With Priya Krishna & Madhur Jaffrey (Live)
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When Will Indian Food Be American? With Priya Krishna & Madhur Jaffrey (Live)

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 5, 202632 min
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  • Food

In 1973, Madhur Jaffrey penned An Invitation to Indian Cooking and introduced many Americans to Indian cuisine. More than 50 years later, Priya Krishna (author of Indian-ish and Priya’s Kitchen Adventures) argues that Indian food is just as American as any other immigrant cuisine. But among many non-South Asians in the US, Indian food still carries the perception that it’s “foreign.” Why? And what has to happen for this to change? Madhur Jaffrey and Priya Krishna join us live on stage to discuss. This episode originally aired on May 8, 2019, and was produced by Dan Pashman, Anne Saini, Ngofeen...

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In 1973, Madhir Jafri released her first cookbook, An Invitation to Indian Cooking.

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And we're coming to you live from the Jerome L. Green performance space in New York City! In 1973, Madhir Jafri released her first cookbook, An Invitation to Indian Cooking. She introduced many Americans to Indian cuisine. That book is now in the James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame.

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