Georgina Hayden: Nistisima

<p>This week as it's Lent, we’re off to fast in Cyprus with <a href="https://georginahayden.com/about/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Georgina Hayden</a>, and to find a host of vegan gems in the traditional fasting food from religions and cultures of the Eastern Med and Eastern Europe.</p><br><p>Her book, <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/nistisima/georgina-hayden/9781526630681" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Nistisima</em></a> borrows the vegan dishes from the Greek Orthodox Church which frames her family life, as well as the rituals around Ukraine, Russia and Serbia where fasting is a rich vein of inspiration for meat and dairy free recipes. But it’s about much more than food; it’s how family, festival and ritual creates a food culture which connects us with where food comes from and why, as Socrates says, we eat to live. We began by discussing just how hard it is to find a gap in the book shelves these days, and what it takes to get a book deal.</p><br><p>You can read the transcript <a href="http://gillysmith.com/?page_id=1679" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>