Untranslatable Food Words
Seven writers on untranslatable food-related words and idioms from their primary languages. Illustration by Ibrahim Rayintakath.
Good morning and welcome to Vittles. Today, Marwan Kaabour, Melek Erdal, Issariya Morgan, Sumaiya Mustafa, Trà My Hickin, Barsha Mallik and Yemisí Aríbisálà introduce untranslatable words from their languages that reflect cultures of food outside the English-speaking world.
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