On this episode of the podcast, we’re talking about Far Away and Downeast: Recipes from the Maine Refugee Community published in the mid-80s by the Refugee Resettlement Program of Diocesan Human Relations Services in Portland. The cookbook represents a wide range of refugee communities in Maine including Afghan, Cambodian, Cuban, Iranian, Laotian, Polish, and Vietnamese. We’re going to talk with Selby Frame, who was one of the editors and compilers  of the cookbook, and for today’s recipe segment, Margaret made Sangkya, Cambodian steamed custard in a squash!

On the episode we also talk about how challenging it can be to source ingredients as recipes and foods from different cultures make their way into local eating habits, and how this community cookbook, not only introduced new foods to the Portland community, but also trained host families in the food customs of their new guests. The other recipes we cooked for this episode were Cambodian Spiced Spareribs, Cambodian Chicken Barbecue, and Chek Chien, a Cambodian fried banana dish.

For the recipes from today's episode, visit: https://communitycookbook.com/recipes

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This episode is sponsored by Rabelais: Fine Books on Food & Drink

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Hosts: Margaret Hathaway, Karl Schatz, & Don Lindgren

Produced by Karl Schatz & Margaret Hathaway

Edited by Karl Schatz

Intro music: Faith Farm by Will Taylor

Podcast theme music & break music by Ziv Grinberg.

Recorded on Riverside. Edited with Descript. Hosted on Simplecast.