Three desis — one Indian and two Indian-Americans — banter and joke with each other, delve into history and discover little-known facts about the food, culture, and people of India and South Asia.
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Three desis — one Indian and two Indian-Americans — banter and joke with each other, delve into history and discover little-known facts about the food, culture, and people of India and South Asia.
#9 - Cricket in the US, the origin of filter coffee, and a desi man who was America’s first celebrity chef
Three Desi Things
1 hour 12 minutes 28 seconds
4 years ago
#9 - Cricket in the US, the origin of filter coffee, and a desi man who was America’s first celebrity chef
We explore the rich history of cricket in North America and how the first ever cricket match in the world was between US and Canada. We also talk about some of our personal favorite cricket moments. We take a deep dive into the history of filter coffee and how it became inextricably linked with caste in South India. And finally, we talk about America’s first celebrity chef, a charismatic young man of Indian descent by the name of J. Ranji Smile. He was allegedly responsible, among other things, for teaching the women of America how to properly cook rice.
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Three Desi Things
Three desis — one Indian and two Indian-Americans — banter and joke with each other, delve into history and discover little-known facts about the food, culture, and people of India and South Asia.
