{"product_id":"stories-from-a-kargili-kitchen-yash-saxena-9780143476788","title":"Stories from a Kargili Kitchen: A Food \u0026 Travel Narrative from the Himalayas Exploring Kargil's Cuisine, Culture, Memory and Life Beyond War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe untold story of Kargil--told not through war, but through food.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTucked between some of the most forbidding folds of the Himalayas, Kargil is a land too often seen only through the lens of war--yet its valleys hold a tenderness, resilience and faith that endure through food.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn from years of travel, cooking and friendships, foodways researcher Yash Saxena gathers voices from mountain kitchens and firesides--of shepherds, monks, farmers and mothers who feed a world shaped by both faith and frost. From slow-simmering broths to shifting borderlines, from ancient Bon rituals to the echoes of Bofor gunfire, each story reveals how a community sustains itself through ritual, memory and the quiet grace of everyday cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending memoir, travelogue and cultural history, this is part food book, part love letter and part act of remembrance--a tender, sensory journey through Kargili kitchens, whose flames fight to keep centuries of wisdom alive against the winds of change.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yash Saxena\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143476785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143476788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ebury Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Yash Saxena","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084122366207,"sku":"9780143476788","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stories-from-a-kargili-kitchen-yash-saxena-9780143476788","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}