Love in the Afghan Kitchen: Dumplings, Faloodas and Chaar Masalah

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

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🗓️ 11 December 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Cookbook author Durkhanai Ayubi tells us how the Silk Road shaped the food and history of Afghanistan, from Mongolian dumplings to the life-changing braised eggplant at her family’s restaurant, Parwana. Plus, we sample Cajun seafood from the coast of Louisiana with chef Melissa Martin; Adam Gopnik waxes poetic about New York’s greenmarkets; and we make a dish inspired by Palestinian maftoul.

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0:00.0	Hey, Milks Street Listers. This is Chris Kimball, and I need a little bit of help. We're working on
0:04.6	a story about the foods people eat around the world when they experience the loss of loved ones.
0:09.8	So if there are dishes or food traditions that you would like to share, you can leave us a voicemail
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1:17.5	Hi, this is Christopher Kimball. Thanks for downloading this week's podcast. You can go to our
1:22.0	website, 177milkstreet.com, for our recipes, culinary ideas from around the world, or our latest
1:29.2	cookbooks. Now here's this week's show.
1:37.2	This is Mostriy Radio from Pierre-Ex. I'm your host, Christopher Kimball.
1:41.8	Today we're chatting with cookbook author and restaurateur, Dirkani Ayubi, about the history
1:46.9	and food of Afghanistan. It includes fragrant spice blends, intricate rice dishes, and her restaurants
1:54.0	life-changing braised eggplant. We would go through 500 kilos of eggplant in four days, so that's
2:01.1	how much people love our eggplant and how much it's become a central piece of our lives,
2:06.4	which is really lovely, because it's a good vegetable. Also coming up, we prepare a dish,
2:13.7	inspired by Palestinian Math Tool. And Adam Gopnik explains why shopping at the green market
2:19.3	is his favorite aspect of city living. But first, it's my interview with Melissa Martin,
2:24.3	about her cookbook, Mosquito Supper Club, which features kejian recipes from Louisiana's coast.
2:31.3	Melissa, welcome to Milk Street. Oh, thank you. Thanks for having me.
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