The Moth

Hungry in a Foreign Language

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Jitesh Jaggi tries to cure his homesickness with a family recipe. 

Tags Cultural traditions Home Hispanic culture Spring Childhood Joy Friendship Nostalgic Uplifting Grateful Happy

Storyteller

Jitesh Jaggi

Featured on

A Point of Beauty

Original Air Date

March 13, 2024

Recorded Date

April 18, 2023

“It was one such unpredictable spring day last year when out of nowhere, it started raining. And that opened the floodgates to a lot of memories from my childhood in India.”

Jitesh Jaggi

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