The legendary flavoured ground salt from India: Pisyu loon | Fork the System
On the plate in front of me, raw mango slices have been carefully arranged into the petals of a flower. My friend, Alka Dogra, urges…
Maqali, a simple Syrian dish that saved a displaced family’s Ramadan iftar | Food
ِAl-Yaman Camp, Idlib, northwest Syria – Looking to make something tasty and thrifty, Bayan al-Jassem, 32, decided to reach for a staple of the Syrian…
The Sikh kitchen that feeds Manila’s moneylenders | Fork the System
Manila, Philippines – “Don’t treat this like a full dinner. Only take small portions,” a mother warns her son as he reaches for a second helping…
No place at the table. Indian women, food, and eating | Food
For Nina*, dal (stewed lentils) tastes like defeat, preparing it feels like a lost cause. “Sometimes, there is ‘too much salt’, sometimes there is ‘no…
Daietna, a Palestinian restaurant keeping the food ways alive | Fork the System
Aara, northern Israel – To get to Daietna, you have to wind your way through narrow streets and empty fields up the hill Aara is built…
Ramadan recipe: Sweet shahi tukda and Indian family bonds | Food
For Ramadan, Fork the System brings you stories of family, connection, and the dishes that made the month special for our guest chefs. Rarely is the cook…
Bread, body: UAE artist Moza Almatrooshi explores food and soul | Arts and Culture
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Sharjah artist and chef Moza Almatrooshi has been kneading and shaping bread dough for about two hours, mixing ingredients and…
Ramadan recipe: In Sudan, fuul completes the iftar table | Food
For Ramadan, Fork the System brings you stories of family, connection, and the dishes that made the month special for our guest chefs. There’s something about fuul…
My mom’s chicken zorbiyan connected me to Yemen, and her memory | Fork the System
For Ramadan, Fork the System brings you stories of family, connection, and the dishes that made the month special for our guest chefs. Our first…
Bekelech changed my mind: How this Ethiopian came to love kitfo | Fork the System
With additional reporting by Rebecca Tewodros in Addis Ababa "If I don’t eat injera at least once a day, I don’t feel like I’ve eaten,"…