This episode is a deep dive into the complex relationship between memory and food. Naina and Isabel interview Professor Nhung Tuyet Tran who is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto where she teaches a course on gender, religious, and regional histories in the Indian Ocean world through the prism of food. Professor Tran shares her insights on how individuals versus the collective hold memory of food through sharing her childhood stories and knowledge of Southeast Asian history. Listeners will also hear from hyperrealistic artist Sarasvathy TK who shares how she personally celebrates and cherishes her memories of food through her process of cooking, photographing, and painting South Indian cultural dishes.
