Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family
Book by Rabia Chaudry
DETAILS
Publisher : Algonquin Books (November 8, 2022) Language : English Hardcover : 352 pages ISBN-10 : 1643750380 ISBN-13 : 978-1643750385 Item Weight : 1.05 pounds Dimensions : 6.25 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches Best Sellers Rank: #24,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #25 in Asian & Asian Americans Biographies #39 in Culinary Biographies & Memoirs #221 in Women's Biographies , “A delicious and mouthwatering book about food and family, the complicated love for both, and how that shapes us into who we are . . . I absolutely loved it!” —Valerie Bertinelli From the bestselling author and host of the wildly popular Undisclosed podcast , a warm, intimate memoir about food, body image, and growing up in a loving but sometimes oppressively concerned Pakistani immigrant family. "My entire life I have been less fat and more fat, but never not fat." According to family lore, when Rabia Chaudry’s family returned to Pakistan for their first visit since moving to the United States, two-year-old Rabia was more than just a pudgy toddler. Dada Abu, her fit and sprightly grandfather, attempted to pick her up but had to put her straight back down, demanding of Chaudry’s mother: “What have you done to her?” The answer was two full bottles of half-and-half per day, frozen butter sticks to gnaw on, and lots and lots of American processed foods. And yet, despite her parents plying her with all the wrong foods as they discovered Burger King and Dairy Queen, they were highly concerned for the future for their large-sized daughter. How would she ever find a suitable husband? There was merciless teasing by uncles, cousins, and kids at school, but Chaudry always loved food too much to hold a grudge against it. Soon she would leave behind fast food and come to love the Pakistani foods of her heritage, learning to cook them with wholesome ingredients and eat them in moderation. At once a love letter (with recipes) to fresh roti, chaat, chicken biryani, ghee, pakoras, shorba, parathay and an often hilarious dissection of life in a Muslim immigrant family, Fatty Fatty Boom Boom is also a searingly honest portrait of a woman grappling with a body that gets the job done but that refuses to meet the expectations of others. Chaudry's memoir offers readers a relatable and powerful voice on the controversial topic of body image, one that dispenses with the politics and gets to what every woman who has ever struggled with weight will relate to. Read more
REVIEW
I loved loved loved this book! I’ve been a fan of Rabia’s for a while and have loved her podcasts, her social media, the documentary she produced and her other book about Adnan Syed. This book is completely different from her other work, but it is exceptional. I’ve given the book to several friends/family members and they all rave about it. It’s both loving and realistic, and talks about issues that many of us have a hard time discussing. It’s exceptionally relatable. When I reached the halfway point of the book I started reading really slowly because I didn’t want it to end- my only complaint about the book is that it isn’t twice as long. Rabia is excellent company and I could have spent much longer learning more about the woman I’ve been admiring for so long. Definitely buy this, and buy some extras to give as gifts because you will want to discuss it with people.
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