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Food for thought - Feeding the soul of SOAS

By Emily Dickinson-Holdcroft, BA Social Anthropology Nana Oforiwaa is a familiar face amongst SOAS students, some of whom excitedly interrupt our discussion in the SU to find out why she hasn’t been selling her delicious food on campus recently. In the hour or so we sit talking, I can’

Migrateful: Empowering and Celebrating Refugees and Migrants Through Cookery Classes

Migrateful: Empowering and Celebrating Refugees and Migrants Through Cookery Classes

By: Carina Low, MSc Development Studies Migrateful’s mission is to support refugees and migrants with their integration in the UK. It does this by helping them lead cookery classes where they teach their home country’s cuisine. Founded in 2017, Migrateful now hosts classes in four cities – London, Bristol,

Moroccan Zaalouk (زَعَلوك)

Moroccan Zaalouk (زَعَلوك)

Amelia Casey-Rerhaye, BA Arabic “The most versatile and easy dish, with a heartwarming depth of flavour” As an avid hater until my teens, this is the dish that taught me to love aubergines. Zaalouk; a traditional Moroccan dip, based on aubergines and tomatoes with cumin and paprika. It is the

Comfort Food: the Restaurants that Cure Homesickness

Ludovica Longo, Politics BA and Timothy Lim, Burmese and Development BA “The pizza at 50 Kalò transported me directly back to Italy, faster and more comfortably than any Ryanair flight ever has.” 50 Kalò 7 Northumberland Ave, Westminster, London WC2N 5BY I am sure all international students would agree when

Vegetarian Turkish Menemen

Vegetarian Turkish Menemen

Syraat Al Mustaqeem, BA English Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Portion size: 2 person INGREDIENTS * 2 tablespoons olive oil * ½ onion, finely chopped (optional) * 2 peppers, chopped * 1 tin chopped tomatoes or canned tomatoes * 4 cloves garlic, sliced (optional) * 1 green onion, ½ for cooking

Healthy Eating on a Budget

Healthy Eating on a Budget

Ella Linskens, BA Arabic Coupled with the stress of first year and adjusting to university getting takeaways and eating out become all the more appealing. This not only is the more expensive way to go, it is also almost always unhealthier. The best advice I can give you to avoiding

Five places to eat around London

Lee Richardson, BA South Asian Studies Options for satisfying the basic urge to continue life through the consumption of food are many and varied in London. The task of watering down such a plethora of choice for a brief guide like this is a challenge, and therefore, not all options