Andaza is a beguiling memoir of growing up around food as a Pakistani woman - the struggles
the expectations the joys the flavours - and how this time spent learning from the women of
Sumayya Usmani's family helped her to break out of a conventional Pakistani life. Thanks to her
mother's nurturing through food and a childhood spent watching her cook in the galley of a
merchant ship Sumayya came to find freedom in the kitchen and flavour in her hands. The
evocative chapters include Cooking Mummy's Pullao Bitter Dark Lemons and Cooking for
Consolation. Accompanied by over 30 recipes and stunning photography this is a richly
evocative exploration of the impact that food - and its associations - can have on one's
confidence aspirations and character. It's also a reminder that food plays a unique role in
bringing not just friends and family together but different generations and cultures too.
