African American Cooking

Diaspora Cooking

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With all the disheartening news, events that give you horrific flashbacks and the nagging feeling that little progress has been made, it’s very comforting to have a nice, hot meal. This Kenyan chicken curry is the product of Indian diaspora into east Africa. Like the ancestors of Black Americans, tens of thousands of Indians were brought to African colonies by the English as forced labor to build the Kenya-Uganda Railway. Many died and many left after construction, but once the railway was open, so was trade. Indian emigrants took root.

Dining

Sangam the Sleeping Giant

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“Sangam is a sleeping giant hidden under the blanket of Mehak’s reputation, and today I got my first glimpse at what’s lying beneath the covers.”

Indian food

Royal Treatment at Shahi Pakwan

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I ate four plates of delicious Indian food for $10, all while receiving the best service I’ve ever gotten at a dining establishment in Ithaca.