{"product_id":"how-to-eat-with-your-hands-ebook","title":"How to Eat with Your Hands (eBOOK)","description":"\u003cp\u003eroti shoti \u003ci\u003en. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBread etc. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA meal centred on roti; ordinary food eaten routinely, comprising one or more accompaniments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFood in general; habitual nourishment; the everyday conditions of domestic cooking \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCf. formed by rhyming reduplication, a common feature of colloquial South Asian speech, used to generalise or soften reference \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith recipes from around the world at our fingertips, have we lost some of the heart that once shaped our everyday cooking? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Eat with Your Hands\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to rediscover the joy of building a personal, everyday cuisine — one rooted not in perfection, but in memory, resourcefulness, and tradition. Drawing on the Punjabi dishes that have sustained his family across generations, Khalil Akhtar weaves together recipes, practical kitchen wisdom, and personal stories to explore the enduring connections between food, culture, and home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA familiar voice to CBC audiences for more than twenty years, Khalil has shared his passion for food as the creator and host of \u003ci\u003eThe Main Ingredient\u003c\/i\u003e, through his nationally syndicated food column, and in cooking classes that celebrate the pleasures of home cooking. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a cookbook or a collection of essays, \u003ci\u003eHow to Eat with Your Hands\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoughtful reflection on the meals that shape us in which he encourages readers to discover the knowledge that may already be present in their own  kitchens. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor\u003c\/h3\u003eKhalil Akhtar is a Canadian journalist, broadcaster, and cooking instructor. Akhtar was born in the United Kingdom to a Punjabi family and grew up in small-town Atlantic Canada. He has spent two decades working in radio newsrooms across the country. He is the host of CBC Radio's \u003ci\u003eInformation Morning\u003c\/i\u003e in Moncton, New Brunswick, and a past co-host of CBC \u003ci\u003eOn the Island\u003c\/i\u003e. He created and hosted the CBC summer radio program, \u003ci\u003eThe Main Ingredient\u003c\/i\u003e, and developed a long-running syndicated food column that aired on CBC morning shows across the country. \u003ci\u003eHow to Eat with Your Hands\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003eThis is as beautiful, lyrical, insightful, and above all else delicious a cookbook as you’ll ever find. \u003ci\u003eHow to Eat with Your Hands\u003c\/i\u003e puts Akhtar among the absolute greats. — Chris Nuttall-Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eCook It Wild\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHow to Eat with Your Hands\u003c\/i\u003e, the kitchen is more than a place to prep meals — it is a sanctuary of ‘dying light’ and ‘pillowy forts,’ where a messy stovetop becomes a sign of a life well-lived. Khalil Akhtar explores ‘the inheritance’ of the kitchen through the daily rhythms of peeling potatoes, rolling rotis, and tending simmering pots. Drawing on stories of ancestral wisdom that travel across countries and time, he offers a guide — rendered in rich, evocative prose — to finding rhythm in the kitchen. — Nik Sharma, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fundamentals of Flavor: 100 Recipes for the Science of Better Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether you’re preparing thirty-plus ingredient haleem, chopping green mangoes right through their pits for achar,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eor mixing flour and water for humble daily rotis, Akhtar’s is the voice you want with you in the kitchen. Capable, thoughtful, passionate. This is food writing at its best. — Bonny Reichert, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Share an Egg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e234 pages\u003cbr\u003ePub date: October 6, 2026\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Khalil Akhtar","offers":[{"title":"ePub\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;9781773104713\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;$19.95","offer_id":49078613213423,"sku":"9781773104713","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1403\/7679\/files\/9781773104713_FC.jpg?v=1791273639","url":"https:\/\/gooselane.com\/products\/how-to-eat-with-your-hands-ebook","provider":"Goose Lane Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}