Syrian refugee shares recipes in UNHCR 70th anniversary cookbook
Aya Wadi and her family fled war-torn Syria in 2017 and have since opened a catering business and restaurant featuring the cuisine of their homeland.
Dec 20, 2020 8:31 AM By: Leith Dunick
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Aya Wadi and her family fled war-torn Syria and eventually made it to Canada as refugees in November 2017. (Supplied photo)
THUNDER BAY – Aya Wadi is happy to share the cuisine of her Syrian homeland with the rest of Canada.
It’s a good way to let her fellow Canadians know how thankful she is for welcoming her and her family to the country with open arms, after fleeing the war-torn Middle Eastern nation in search of a better life.
Sharing a taste of home: Thunder Bay woman, 24, one of 14 newcomers featured in UN cookbook
A 24-year-old Thunder Bay, Ont. woman is featured in Tastes from Home: Recipes from the Refugee Community, a new cookbook to mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Refugee Agency. Aya Wadi and her family fled Syria in 2017, but in 2020, in the middle of the pandemic, successfully started a new restaurant.
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Aya Wadi and her family fled Syria in 2017; in 2020, they successfully launched Royal Aleppo Food restaurant
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Posted: Dec 15, 2020 7:30 AM ET | Last Updated: December 15, 2020
Lubaba Shesho (left), Duha Shaar (middle) and Aya Wadi (right) participated in the Roots to Harvest Culture Kitchen in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Wadi and her mother Shaar opened Royal Aleppo Food in 2020. Wadi is one of 14 people featured in the UN cookbook, Tastes from Home: Recipes from the Refugee Community. (Cathy Alex/CBC )