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Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India (Vintage)
by Madhur Jaffrey

Published: 2007-10-09
Paperback : 324 pages
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Modified questions from 18 Reasons Food Lit Book Club, found on the web. Those who want to
see my version can email me at [email protected]. Their discussion involved a
comparison of Jaffrey's book with another book.
by Librarian50 (see profile) 06/28/13

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Indian Food a Must!
by Librarian50 (see profile) 06/28/13
To honor Jaffrey's heritage, I asked a club member to bring naan, an Indian bread. I stopped by a new Indian restaurant in my neighborhood to buy something to spread on the bread. I bought three chutneys: mango (chunky and sweet), tamarind (liquid and sweet) and mint (liquid with a kick but not really spicy by Indian standards). Bought way too much. Recommend you choose one for a group of six to ten people, two if your group is larger. If you can't get Indian bread, Middle Eastern flat bread will do.

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  "An Exotic & Fascinating Childhood"by Janet B. (see profile) 06/28/13

Madhur Jaffrey grew up in a fairly high caste
family in an India still controlled by the British. Independence (and partition) came when she
was in high school. Since this is a memoir

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