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‘Food brings us together’: TV chef Big Zuu on the benefits of community fridges
The TV cook and rapper visits the latest community fridge in west London, and discovers how a simple hub to distribute surplus food has grown into a national movement bringing communities together
“I’ve eaten Afghan food before,” says Big Zuu, who presents Big Zuu’s Big Eats on Dave, “But today I’ve learned exactly how these women cook their stews with spices, and how they put a certain type of berry and currant in their rice. It reminded me that I’d never get that experience online – you might see a TikTok video or something, but it’s not the same as being shown in person by an auntie who’s been cooking it for 20 years who says ‘and this is how I make the rice’.”
The rapper and TV cook has spent the morning at the Afghanistan and Central Asian Association (ACAA) in Feltham, west London, being shown how to cook the tastiest, authentic Afghan cuisine – and now it’s finally time to sit down and eat.
Volunteer chef Najia Noory and Big Zuu
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