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“I wanted to document recipes that are fading away or being appropriated,” with Hisham Assaad
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- Nourish by Spinneys
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- Dec 9, 2025
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- 1982
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Summary
Co-host Tiffany Eslick sits down at Mishkah with author (and clown) Hisham Assaad during his visit for the Sharjah Book Fair a couple of weeks ago. Hisham shares his journey in food that traces back to his childhood growing up in a refugee camp in Lebanon, how he wants to record and preserve recipes that are fading away, and. how he got started with clowning! Hisham started his food blog, cookin5m2 , in 2013 and has since published two books—'Bayrut The Cookbook' in 2021 and 'Taboon' in 2024 celebrating his heritage and amazing recipes from Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Chapters 0:00 Coming up... 3:53 Clowning 5:58 Cultural Identity through Cuisine 11:29 From Blog to Cookbook 13:39 Documenting Lesser-Known Dishes 16:52 The Impact of Tragedy 19:29 The Journey to Taboon 27:53 Sharjah Book Fair and Dinner at Mishkah