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Secret Cuisines & Sacred Rituals are memoirs of cultures in the voice of their food, traditions, memories and longings. Join me, the host, Vilasi Venkatachalam, as we explore ancient routes, cradles of cultures, culinary traditions, modern renditions of old things, vanishing diaspora, fading rituals… it is more reverence than nostalgia; honoring grit, ingenuity and wisdom and our attempts to do old things in new ways and new things in old ways. This is Season 2. We gather stories, cuisines and rituals from Silk Roads, Spice Routes, Seaports, Trading Posts, Temple Foods, Untried chunk of the Indian East – The 7 Sisters and their Brother of the Blue Hills & Red River.

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Check latest episodes from Secret Cuisines and Sacred Rituals podcast

The Passover Story - Food, Rituals, Mystique and more with Tina Wasserman

2021/09/03

Tina Wasserman, masterful storyteller, renowned and well respected cooking instructor, authority on Jewish culinary history and cuisine, author of high acclaimed books, Entree to Judaism - A Culinary Exploration of the Jewish Diaspora & Entree to Judaism for Families, talks to us about Passover traditions, Seder plates around the diaspora, the perfect matzo ball soup and more.

Parsis of India - The Story of Sweetened Milk, Sacred Rituals and

2021/08/13

Illustrious Parsis of India,tiny community, imaginative cuisine, ancient language of prayers, sacred rituals and the jewels of their synthesis with India in hundreds of years with Perzen Patel www.bawibride.com & Shernaz Petigara of www.ahuramazda.com

A Hannukah Homage - The Last of the Ancient Diaspora - The Rommaiote Jews of Ioannina (pr. Yannena) with Isaak Dostis

2021/07/09

Piecing together the shards of history of his ancestors at Ioannina (pr.Yannena, Isaak Dostis talks about the vanishing ancient diaspora of Rommaniote Jews of Ioannina. His work to ensure that they are never lost from our collective memory.

The Color of Food - Stories of Race, Resilience & Farming

2021/07/02

The COLOR of FOOD : Stories of Race, Resilience and Farming by Natasha Bowens a.k.a Brown.girl.farming Natasha Bowens talks to us about the four years spent gathering stories from Black, Native, Asian and Latina farmers and food activists who are revolutionizing the food system and preserving cultural foodways around the country.

An Indian Christmas - Flavors & Festivities of Goa & Mangalore

2021/06/25

History, Traditions, Family Rituals & Foods you may have never heard of from the Catholic Communities in former Portuguese colony of Goa & Southern Coastal community of Mangalore.

Lourdes Tirouvanziam- Louis's

2021/06/18

We explore the Franco-Tamil Cuisine, Culture & Celebrations of the french speaking people of former french colony in south India in “The Pondicherry Kitchen” with Dr.Lourdes Tirouvanziam-Louis,an educator, writer, sociolinguist from an old Pondicherry family.

Healing Holiday Flavors - Traditional Thanksgiving Table

2021/06/11

An Invitation to a Healing Table - Science & Medicine of Scents & Flavors our modern thanksgiving, historical influences. Cranberries & Corn, Sage & Thyme, Sweet potaotes, Squashes & Pies. Special Obsession - Savoring and healing with Pumpkin, Pumpkin Spice, Pumpkin Pie.

Passover Portraits - Intimate Stories, Secret Cuisines & Sacred Rituals with Jennifer Abadi

2021/09/10

Jennifer Abadi, writer, story collector of all things cuisine & culture of the Sephardic Jewish world, gives us a glimpse into her collection of interviews on Passover traditions. 85 people from 18 countries...her passion is to honor and preserve not only the recipes but also the memories, their personal stories behind the food and rituals...with a cultural context.

Healing Traditions of My Ancestors - Cuisine, Culture & Celebrations of Tamil Brahmins of India with Viji Varadarajan

2014/10/17

Viji Varadarajan and Vilasi talk healing traditions of their ancestors, Tamil Brahmins of India - Life a 100 years ago, signature ingredients, foods, the Banana leaf meal service, rice, neivedya - food offerings to God, Rites of Passage, Sacred Wedding Rituals and more

A Memoir of a Culture - The Traditions, Longings & Untold Wisdom of The Beta Israel of Ethiopia

2014/10/03

An intimate history, glimpse into the life, journey, cuisine, rituals, celebrations of the ancient Beta Israel of Ethiopia; their journey to Homeland. Dr. Yarden's mission and remarkable personal history.