talking point.
What does the term ‘national cuisine’ mean today?
We’re a multi-cultural society in a globalised world, says writer Tina Charisma. Although that’s meant the decline of old-school British cooking, the flavours we have now are something to celebrate
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WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Do you enjoy dipping into the global melting pot of flavours?
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Growing up in Croydon in south London I experienced a cultural infusion of food from all around the world. Veg markets sold plantains, yams, coconuts – products neither grown in the UK nor traditionally part of the British diet. Our neighbourhood had Chinese takeaways,