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The Jackfruit Chronicles

Memories and Recipes from a British-Bangladeshi Kitchen

 

COMING JULY 2025 from HarperNorth
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A history of migration, love and identity told through one family’s recipes and their search for home.

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From curry houses to wedding feasts to supper clubs, traversing borders from Bangladesh, Manchester, London and Zimbabwe, The Jackfruit Chronicles is a heartfelt memoir that delves into the unique flavours and captivating history of Bengali food.

 

Beginning with the arrival of Shahnaz’s grandfather, Habib, in Manchester in the 1950s, this memoir not only focuses on the author's family story but also the broader narrative of the

Bangladeshi diaspora, their struggles and their quest for a better life in Britain. Among the cultural divides and misunderstandings that affected the generations before her, Shahnaz beautifully weaves together her family's recipes and cherished memories; from an array of curries to vegetable delicacies and desserts, recipes include sour tomato broth, jackfruit kofta curry, lentil fritters, cardamom-infused vermicelli pudding, fish with clementine peels, and much more.

 

The Jackfruit Chronicles by Shahnaz Ahsan is a love letter to family, food and Bangladesh.

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