5 Ways to Celebrate and Commemorate Arab American Heritage Month 74 Shares
There are nearly 3.5 million Arab Americans in the United States, according to the Arab American Institute. And while it s important to respect and recognize Arab American culture all year long, April marks Arab American Heritage Month. In 2019, two members of Congress pushed for the month to be recognized on a national scale. Establishing Arab American Heritage Month was critical in combatting post-9/11 anti-Arab sentiments, and while Arab Americans still face prejudice regularly, acknowledging their fight for recognition and equality and becoming better allies is something we can all contribute toward. We ve come up with a few ways to celebrate Arab American Heritage Month. Check out our list below:
Flavours of Kashmir at this NCR food festival Follow Newsd On
By Siddhi Jain
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANSlife) Kashmiri cuisine is more than just food – it’s a celebration of life. Along with Kashmir’s natural beauty and fine products, its cuisine is also celebrated as special, says Chef Anurudh Khanna, Multi Property Executive Chef – The Westin Gurgaon, New Delhi and The Westin Sohna Resort and Spa.
Ongoing at the Westin Gurgaon’s Seasonal Tastes is a Kashmiri Food Festival, Sair-E-Kashmir, which takes one on an epicurean journey to relish the gems of the fabled Kashmiri cuisine, curated by Chef Tariq Ahmed. From a delightful spread of delicacies like Kashmiri Pulao and Rajma Dal, to Mutton Gushtaba, and Zafrani Phirni, the promotion is a culinary journey through some of the region’s best known dishes.
Chef Tariq Ahmed from Sringar is serving up a literal Kashmiri feast for the senses
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Chef Tariq is from a family of Wazas, with generation after generation of the Ahmed family having passed down the recipes of Wazwan.
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The Westin Gurgaon was known for our food festivals. Then, 2020 happened and our regulars kept asking when we were going to resume that celebration of food. I am glad we could restart with this cuisine,” says Anurudh Khanna, Multi-Property Executive Chef for the Westin Group in Delhi-NCR.
The cuisine in focus is Kashmiri for which the hotel flew down an expert Waza, Chef Tariq Ahmed from Srinagar, to take guests on a 10-day sojourn among the foods of the valley with the ‘Sair-e-Kashmir’ festival.