Building Community, a Cabbage Bake at a Time with Lavanya Narayanan

<p>Lavanya Narayanan’s culinary heart is deeply rooted in both Indianapolis and India. Her family found a unique community of immigrants and ties to their shared Tamil culture in the Midwest: sharing music, holidays, and (of course) food. In this episode, Lavanya and her mother Bhooma share the origin story of a baked cabbage dish that brought with it a chosen family. </p><p>If you’re hungry for more of this story, you can read Lavanya Narayanan’s original essay “<a href="https://food52.com/blog/24626-my-family-recipe-cabbage-bake">The 'Cabbage Bake' That Brought Together a Community of Immigrants</a>,” published by Food52. </p><p><i>My Family Recipe</i> is created by the <a href="https://food52.pod.link/">Food52 Podcast Network</a> and <a href="https://heritageradionetwork.org/">Heritage Radio Network</a>, inspired by the eponymous Food52 column.</p>