[BONUS] Pakistani Chicken Hutt (via America's Test Kitchen)
See Something Say Something
Ahmed Ali Akbar
4.8 • 550 Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2021
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Another bonus! We're sharing with you Ahmed's story for the PROOF podcast by America's Test Kitchen. It's a personal essay about growing up a picky eater in a Pakistani family. Subscribe to PROOF and find more info on their show here: https://www.americastestkitchen.com/podcasts/proof.
PLUS: a bonus interview with Madhur Jaffrey, desi cookbook author and icon, will be on the Patreon will be up later today.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, it's Ahmed, and I'm here with another bonus. |
| 0:04.0 | This time I did an episode with America's Test Kitchen about my personal relationship with Pakistani food. |
| 0:11.6 | It's kind of an audio personal essay, a new format for me, lots of fun. |
| 0:15.7 | But we have something special also for patrons. |
| 0:18.6 | I am Madhwarah Jafri. |
| 0:21.4 | I'm an actress and cook. |
| 0:25.6 | In this episode, I got to interview Madhhh Jafri. |
| 0:28.9 | She is one of the icons of Indian cooking in America and a huge influence on me. |
| 0:33.7 | There's a little bit of that interview in the America's Test Kitchen episode, which you'll hear. |
| 0:38.3 | But if you subscribe to the Patreon, you can listen to the full half-hour interview that I did with her |
| 0:44.3 | and kind of get to enjoy one of the most important interviews of my life, frankly. |
| 0:49.3 | I love Mother Joffrey, and it was a huge dream to interview her. |
| 0:53.3 | So, without further ado, this is an episode of Proof by America's Test Kitchen. |
| 0:58.6 | Please go subscribe, and we will be back with more See Something, Say Something, later this year. |
| 1:18.6 | Picky Eaters. We all know a few. Maybe you were one. I myself was one throughout my child and teen years, but that's a story for another day. Today I'm talking with Ahmed Ali Akbar. He's a journalist, |
| 1:26.7 | host of the podcast, See Something, Say Something, |
| 1:29.6 | you should go check that out, and friend of proof. You may remember Ahmed from his story, |
| 1:35.4 | Underground Am's trade that he did back with us in season three. It's a two-parter, and it's all |
| 1:40.5 | about the drive and steps that are necessary to procure Pakistani mangoes here in the United States. |
| 1:46.4 | And if you haven't listened to it, make that your next stop. |
| 1:49.8 | All of this is to say that Ahmed is what I would call a food enthusiast. |
| 1:54.7 | He not only loves to cook and eat, but he's really curious about the food that's in front of him. |
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