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Smoke, Rice, Water: Recipes and Stories from a Bengali Home (Kishwar Chowdhury, Hardie Grant)

Tuesday, 28 April 2026    Books+Publishing
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Kishwar Chowdhury first captured national attention on MasterChef with her ambition to bring Bengali cuisine into the spotlight; Smoke, Rice, Water: Recipes and Stories from a Bengali Home is the realisation of that vision. More than a cookbook, it is a deeply personal and cultural archive, born from Chowdhury’s desire...

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