They say we are what we eat, and in this big, migrant nation, every dish tells a story, about culture, about connection, about identity. But when traditional cuisines become mainstream, does cultural appreciation risk becoming cultural appropriation? Can you own a recipe?

This event was recorded at the Oz Asia Festival in Adelaide.

Speakers:

Durkhanai Ayubi
Author, Parwana: Recipes and stories from an Afghan kitchen and She Who Tastes, Knows

Elana Benjamin
Author, Indian-Jewish Food: Recipes and Stories from the Backstreets of Bondi, and My Mother's Spice Cupboard: A Journey from Baghdad to Bombay to Bondi

Dr Sukhmani Khorana (host)
Associate Professor of media and cultural studies, University of New South Wales
Co-Director of the university's Media Futures Hub
Author, The Tastes and Politics of Inter-Cultural Food in Australia and more

Big Ideas

ABC Australia

Whose recipe is it anyway? A nourishing conversation about food and culture

JUN 23, 202654 MIN
Big Ideas

Whose recipe is it anyway? A nourishing conversation about food and culture

JUN 23, 202654 MIN

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<p>They say we are what we eat, and in this big, migrant nation, every dish tells a story, about culture, about connection, about identity. But when traditional cuisines become mainstream, does cultural appreciation risk becoming cultural appropriation? Can you own a recipe?</p><p>This event was recorded at the <a href="https://ozasia.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/">Oz Asia Festival</a> in Adelaide.</p><p>Speakers:</p><p><a href="https://www.durkhanai.com.au/">Durkhanai Ayubi</a>Author, <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Parwana/Durkhanai-Ayubi/9781623718756">Parwana: Recipes and stories from an Afghan kitchen</a> and <a href="https://www.murdochbooks.com/browse/book/Durkhanai-Ayubi-She-Who-Tastes,-Knows-9781761500121">She Who Tastes, Knows</a></p><p><a href="https://elanabenjamin.com/indian-jewish-food-1">Elana Benjamin</a>Author, Indian-Jewish Food: Recipes and Stories from the Backstreets of Bondi, and My Mother's Spice Cupboard: A Journey from Baghdad to Bombay to Bondi</p><p><a href="https://sukhmanikhorana.com/">Dr Sukhmani Khorana</a> (host)<a href="https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/sukhmani-khorana">Associate Professor of media and cultural studies,</a> University of New South WalesCo-Director of the university's <a href="https://mediafutureshub.org/">Media Futures Hub</a>Author, <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/tastes-and-politics-of-intercultural-food-in-australia-9781786602206/">The Tastes and Politics of Inter-Cultural Food in Australia</a> and more</p>