Born, Tanzania, 1939
Mother Tongue, Kutchi
Grandchildren, Ria, Sonia
They call her, Dadi
I keep my mothers alive in my food. My own mother made savouries like no one else and my mother in law, she is in my sweet dishes. We show our love for our children by cooking. Before the grandchildren visit, I ask them, ‘what can I make for you? What do you want to take home with you? You call me in time and I make it for you to take it back.’ They call me and they say ‘Dadi this is finished now’ and then I make it for them straight away.
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