November, 17, 2023
“Stinky Lunch Kids Strike Back”: South Asians Redefine What American Food Can Mean
By Bedatri D. Choudhury Journalist and chef Pervaiz Shallwani’s mother moved from Pakistan to Toronto, where she ate her first hot dog in 1975. “She thought it was the grossest thing ever,” Shallwani said in a conversation. The “idea of…