
Episode 2
Between rustling up mouth-watering curries and discovering an incredible family history, can Michela persuade the Aslam family to reveal the ingredients of their secret spice mix?
Michela Chiappa is in Cardiff to meet the Aslam family, four generations of food lovers. More than 20 of them gather every Saturday for a family feast. Between joining them to rustle up some of the family's favourite curries, fish dishes, and a keema bolognese, Michela meets 90-year-old head of the family Mohammed who came from Bangladesh, then East Pakistan, in 1958 and went on to open one of Wales's very first Asian restaurants. Alongside wife Sirajunessa, they raised six children, all while running restaurants and grocery shops that imported specialist ingredients and produce from Bangladesh and sold a popular home-made spice blend. Michela attempts to prise the family's secret spice mix from the keeper of the recipe, Mohammed's son Azman, as well as helping grandson Yusuf to master one of his grandmother's specialities to bring along to a special party celebrating his grandparents' 54th wedding anniversary.
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The Aslam Family
Duration: 02:08
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Producer | Sara Allen |
| Director | Jody Cusack |
Broadcasts
- Sat 14 Dec 201911:30BBC One Wales & Wales HD only
- Mon 16 Dec 201919:30BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
- Sat 7 Nov 202011:30
- Tue 24 Nov 202008:00
- Wed 14 Apr 202119:30BBC One Wales & Wales HD only
- Sat 26 Jun 202111:30
- Wed 27 Jul 202216:45
- Sun 12 May 202412:00BBC Two except Wales & Wales HD
- Mon 13 May 202420:30BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
