Sonia Tashjian celebrates the foods of Dikranagerd, helping preserve culture and memories

A view of Diyarbekir (Dikranagerd) - Source: Lamec Saad, "Zestien Jaar als Quarantaine-Artsin Turkije", De Aarde en haar Volken, Haarlem, 1917). We’ve all experienced a rush of emotion while eating foods familiar from our childhood. For immigrants, especially those who escaped misery, this experience can be profound. Food can obscure our worst memories while evoking the best. I learned this