This First Person column is written by Isma Ishtiaq, who lives in Delta, B.C. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ.
One of my favourite childhood memories is family dinners seated cross-legged on a small beige mat. The sun was often setting, casting a warm amber glow through the curtains. We’d have a delicious Pakistani meal — the centrepiece was often a steaming pot of biryani decorated with strands of saffron, its spiced aroma filling the air. On other occasions, it would be a creamy butter chicken and homemade naan. We sat in a circle, passing
