A true fusion of memoir and cookbook, Malabar Flavors takes us back in time into the lived experiences of Dr. Daisy Kuchinad. From childhood holidays at her ancestral homes in Kerala, India to her immigrant journey moving to the United States, Dr. Kuchinad deftly evokes the aroma of traditional South Indian foods with recipes that sustained and comforted her during significant times of transition. Through memories and observations, she reflects on how people, families and societies, old and current, handle food. Malabar Flavors examines our relationship with food as modern humans and points to the wisdom of our ancestors that made this relationship nurturing, inspirational, and communal.j The stories in this book take us beyond the food itself and brings into awareness our emotional and spiritual ties to the plants and animals that provide our food, ties that have been woefully severed in the modern era. This book celebrates what is wholesome and nourishing about the way we used to eat in the past and invites the reader to reflect upon their own relationship with food in present day. In addition to offering authentic Kerala recipes, her vignettes weaves food, people, and friendships together whether it be around grandma's hearth, an aunt and uncle's home in India, a suburban Indian-American home, or the numerous lonely kitchens across America.