Pumpkin and squash are living proof that what we eat is more than just physical sustenance – it comforts and feeds the soul,tooThe more familiar we become with images and stories from Syria that shock, the more fundamental it is to stress the humanity we all share, and how this is often made manifest through food. That’s why I’ve given my support to the book Soup For Syria,as I wrote final week. Every conflict has a food record to tell, and in Food Stories From Syria, or a recent Food Programme on Radio 4,Dan Saladino unveiled a few of those stories, told by asylum seekers, and aid workers and food writers.
Many of the stories we hear from the region are about a dire lack; but they are also connected by a sense of the pride that people bear in relation to the food of their home country,as well as the humility and hospitality that goes into making and sharing it.
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Source: theguardian.com