'Where We Come From': Priya And Ritu Krishna On Indian Cooking And Assimilation

Where do you come from? It's a question that immigrant communities of color get asked constantly. But the answer is often not simply about a place on a map. It can be tied to identity, immigration, career, family... and even food. In this episode from NPR's audio and video series <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/06/01/996412589/where-we-come-from"><em>Where We Come From</em></a>, <em>New York Times</em> food writer <a href="https://twitter.com/priyakrishna">Priya Krishna</a> tackles this question with her mother, <a href="https://twitter.com/ritukrishna">Ritu</a>. They explore assimilation through food and why dal represents comfort for their family. <br/><br/><em>You can follow us on Twitter @NPRItsBeenAMin and email us at samsanders@npr.org.</em>