Devi Anahit
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| Gender | Female |
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| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Introduction | The plum (alu in Farsi) of Bukhara became the potato (aloo in Bangla and Urdu) on its way from Iran to the Indian subcontinent. Such is the fate of travelers -- to transform and be transformed; to forget that one ever knew certain things; to remember without trying when least expected. Junctions are places of meeting, not just for travelers, but also of stories, words, cuisines, histories and memories. Stop here a while. Rest, read, remember and tell the stories of how plums surreptitiously and impossibly became potatoes and stole the hearts of nations. Eat well. Be well. |
For your birthday, your aunt gave you a maple syrup dispenser shaped like a rooster. Please write her a thank-you note:
Dear Aunt Madge: What a wonderful gift! You really shouldn't have... You combined my two favorite things in one item -- chicken and maple syrup! I particularly adore the fact that the syrup dispenses from the nether regions of the rooster. What a hoot! (Or, should I say "cock a doodle doo"!). With love, Anahit P.S. You'll never guess what I'm getting you for Christmas this year!