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Jikoni: Proudly Inauthentic Recipes from an Immigrant Kitchen
Pina colada pancakes
Pina Coladas are about beaches with warm water in the Caribbean, bright sun, and frozen umbrella drinks. This is a dessert that will take...
Kuku paka or East African chicken curry
I was introduced to this dish in my cousin's home in Mumbai, a dish that was entirely new to me. He explained that it comes from his...
Vietnamese-style caramel pork ribs with pickled daikon and carrot salad
I remember eating these ribs for the first time in Ho Chi Min City over 30 years ago in a small barbecue restaurant off one of the main...
Makkai paka
This dish is the vegetarian cousin of Kuku paka and derives from the merging of flavours from Indian and Swahili cooking. The dish...
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