Biting through the Skin: An Indian Kitchen in America's Heartland

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Biting through the Skin Biting through the Skin An Indian Kitchen in America’s Heartland n i n a m u k e r j e e f u r s t e n au University of Iowa Press, Iowa City University of Iowa Press, Iowa City 52242 Copyright © 2013 by Nina Mukerjee Furstenau www.uiowapress.org Printed in the United States of America Design by Ashley Muehlbauer No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. All reasonable steps have been taken to contact copyright holders of material used in this book. The publisher would be pleased to make suitable arrangements with any whom it has not been possible to reach. The University of Iowa Press is a member of Green Press Initiative and is committed to preserving natural resources. Printed on acid-free paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Furstenau, Nina Mukerjee, 1962– Biting through the skin: an Indian kitchen in America’s heartland / by Nina Mukerjee Furstenau. pages cm. isbn 978-1-60938-185-1, 1-60938-185-8 (pbk.) isbn 978-1-60938-208-7, 1-60938-208-0 (ebook) 1. Furstenau, Nina Mukerjee, 1962– —Childhood and youth. 2. Bengali Americans—Biography. 3. Bengali Americans—Food. 4. Bengali Americans—Social life and customs. 5. Cooking, Indic. 6. Food habits—Kansas. 7. Food habits— India—Bengal. 8. Kansas—Biography. I. Title. e184.b26f87 2013 394.1'2095414—dc23 2013005215 Photo, page ii: The author’s family when they first moved to Kansas. Clockwise from top left: Sandeep (brother), Sachin (father), Nina, and Sipra (mother). For Anna and Nate So this is how you swim inwards. So this is how you flow outwards. So this is how you pray. mary oliver ...