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Claudia Roden: My life in five dishes

An extraordinary life story of love, courage and food.

The Food Chain listens back to My Life in Five Dishes with the renowned Egyptian cookery writer Claudia Roden - originally broadcast in January 2018.

Claudia has been credited with revolutionising western attitudes to Middle Eastern and Jewish food. She tells Emily Thomas about her journey from a comfortable childhood in Cairo to exile in 1950s Britain. She explains how a longing for home led her to painstakingly collect recipes from across the Middle East, and how she turned them into classic cookbooks that have inspired generations of chefs. Find out what she makes of today's culinary scene, and the best way to get honey off a spoon.

(Photo: Claudia Roden. Credit: Jamie Lau)

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27 minutes

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Sun 5 Aug 2018 07:32GMT
大象传媒 World Service except News Internet

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  • Thu 2 Aug 2018 02:32GMT
    大象传媒 World Service Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, Online, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa only
  • Thu 2 Aug 2018 03:32GMT
    大象传媒 World Service South Asia & East Asia only
  • Thu 2 Aug 2018 04:32GMT
    大象传媒 World Service Australasia
  • Thu 2 Aug 2018 10:32GMT
    大象传媒 World Service except News Internet & West and Central Africa
  • Thu 2 Aug 2018 21:32GMT
    大象传媒 World Service except News Internet
  • Sun 5 Aug 2018 07:32GMT
    大象传媒 World Service except News Internet

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