"I didn’t grow up with Indian food,  I found it, or maybe it found me, at a moment in life when I needed it most. What began as losing a bet became a calling. I traveled to India, cooked with aunties, food historians and chefs, sat in roadside kitchens and family homes, not as a tourist, but as a student. In every spice blend, I found a story. In every dish, a lesson about love, grief, identity, and resilience that helped me heal. 

 

The Soul of Spice is the culmination of that journey over the last 16 years, a cookbook filled with deeply personal essays, regional Indian recipes from chefs and home-cooks, and the moments that changed my life. If you’ve ever searched for meaning through food, this book was written for you."

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- Chef Keith Sarasin