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Sumayya Usmani

Born

Karachi, Pakistan

Website

http://sumayyausmani.com

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Genre

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Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Sumayya Usmani is an internationally published food writer, author and cookery teacher, who is recognised by BBC Good Food as the UK’s ‘go-to’ expert for Pakistani cuisine.

Based in Glasgow and London, Sumayya is passionate about the rich culinary heritage of Pakistan, and her writing and teaching are devoted to sharing those distinct flavours and exploring the cultures and traditions that have influenced them.

Sumayya began her food writing career by writing recipes on her own website, as well as regularly contributing to food publications, while she practiced as a solicitor in London and Karachi.

Sumayya is a member of the Guild of Food Writers, and also a freelance writer, cookery book author and teache ...more

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Sumayya Usmani's Blog

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A flavour of home and of dreams : A story and a recipe

So here’s a little escapism for you – I have been attending a prose fiction course since November, at the University of Glasgow. I was really looking forward to going to the campus and reliving the life I wish I’d lived – studying a subject that I loved, in an inspiring university – but alas, Covid crushed those plans and it’s been an online course, and will remain so until its end in March.

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Sumayya Usmani’s books

Average rating: 4.3 · 169 ratings · 36 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Summers Under the Tamarind Tree: Recipes and Memories From Pakistan 4.35 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Andaza: A Memoir of Food, Flavour and Freedom in the Pakistani Kitchen 4.25 avg rating — 53 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mountain Berries and Desert Spice: Sweet Inspiration From the Hunza Valley to the Arabian Sea by Sumayya Usmani, Joanna Yee (Photographs) 4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Palestine on a Plate and Summers Under the Tamarind Tree 2 Books Bundle Collection with Gift Journal - Memories from my mother's kitchen, Recipes and memories from Pakistan by Joudie Kalla, Sumayya Usmani 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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