Underrepresented national cuisines in the SFBA

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Cross-posted this article in the Food Media thread about Syrian food and the emotions of refugees that was posted in The Atlantic a few days ago:

The Atlantic: 'Remembering the Taste of Damascus'

excerpts: … It has been said that the senses can restore memories, emotions, and even physical sensations thought to be lost. Marcel Proust wrote about how some cues, even the taste of a pastry he once ate as a child, could provoke a reconnection with his past. This experience rings painfully true for me. When I take a bite of eggplant puree infused with pomegranate sauce, I see my deceased grandmother standing before her cooking pots in the old house she lived in until the day she died. Ev…