New Hope Birmingham has received a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an exciting project, ‘Preserving the Cultural History of Bangladeshi Food’, in Birmingham. The project will enable younger and elder members of the community to join heritage workshops, which will introduce the long and proud history of Bangladeshi cuisine and the culture of cooking Bangladeshi food. The volunteers will record oral history interviews and document the materials and methods behind traditional dishes. They will also help translate and transcribe interviews and write a book based on their research. Staff and volunteers will have the opportunity to undertake training on oral history interviewing and archive skills.
