In Bibi's Kitchen

<b><b>JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER &#149; </b>Grandmothers from eight eastern African countries welcome you into their kitchens to share flavorful recipes and stories of family love and tradition in this transporting cookbook-meets-travelogue.<br></b><br><b>&#147;Their food is alive with the flavors of mangoes cinnamon dates and plantains and rich with the history of the continent that had been a culinary unknown for much too long.&#148;&#151;Jessica B. Harris food historian journalist and public speaker</b><br><br><b>IACP AWARD FINALIST &#149; LONGLISTED FOR THE ART OF EATING PRIZE &#149; ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: <i>The New Yorker The New York Times Book Review The Washington Post Bon App&#233;tit</i> NPR <i>San Francisco Chronicle Food Network Vogue Delish The Guardian Smithsonian Magazine Salon</i> <i>Town &amp; Country</i><br></b><br>In this incredible volume Somali chef Hawa Hassan and food writer Julia Turshen present 75 recipes and stories gathered from bibis (or grandmothers) from eight African nations: South Africa Mozambique Madagascar Comoros Tanzania Kenya Somalia and Eritrea. Most notably these eight countries are at the backbone of the spice trade many of them exporters of things like pepper and vanilla. We meet women such as Ma Shara who helps tourists&#160;&#147;see the real Zanzibar&#148;&#160;by teaching them how to make her famous Ajemi Bread with Carrots and Green Pepper; Ma Vicky who now lives in suburban New York and makes Matoke (Stewed Plantains with Beans and Beef) to bring the flavor of Tanzania to her American home; and Ma Gehennet from Eritrea who shares her recipes for Kicha (Eritrean Flatbread) and Shiro (Ground Chickpea Stew).<br><br>Through Hawa&#146;s writing&#151;and her own personal story&#151;the women and the stories behind the recipes come to life. With evocative photography shot on location by Khadija Farah and food photography by Jennifer May <i>In Bibi's Kitchen</i> uses food to teach us all about families war loss migration refuge and sanctuary<i>.</i>