Culinary Fictions: Food in South Asian Diasporic Culture · International and Area Studies Library · University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library

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Title: Culinary Fictions: Food in South Asian Diasporic Culture
Author/Editor(s): Mannur, Anita
Date: 2010
Publisher: Philadelphia: Temple University Press
Call Number: Main Stacks 820.93564 M316c ; Online
Catalog Link: https://i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CARLI_UIU/gpjosq/alma99607371712205899
Description: Food, according to Anita Mannur, plays a pivotal role in the cultural imagination of diasporic communities. Examining how food is featured in various forms of expression, her book “Culinary Fictions” delves into the cultural output of the South Asian diaspora as it extends into Anglo-American territories. Mannur uses various texts, including novels like Chitra Divakaruni’s "Mistress of Spices" and Shani Mootoo’s "Cereus Blooms at Night", and cookbooks such as Madhur Jaffrey’s "Invitation to Indian Cooking" and Padma Lakshmi’s "Easy Exotic", to show how national identities are shaped through culinary practices.