Gardens, Christmas and Celebratory Foods!

The track includes voices from the Auckland Libraries Oral History Collection. In the first track we hear the voice of Helene Ataya [Nee Corban] Helena was born in 1911, the youngest daughter of Henderson's pioneer winemakers Assid and Najibie Corban. Here she recalls the list of fresh produce grown by her mother including some of the special ingredients needed for Lebanese cooking. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/761/rec/3 In the next track we hear Alice Palmer recall her family Christmas dinner food and mention of a very special addition to the Christmas pudding. In 2014 Sue Gee interviewed Connie Kum for an oral history project from Guangdong to Aotearoa. In this final track we hear Connie talk about celebration Chinese food and the meaning the different foods represent. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/1646/rec/2 Image: Roadside fruit stall, Henderson, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, JTD-14A-03476 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/53456/rec/11 You can visit the Food for Thought exhibition at Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero, the Central City Library from 28 September 2020 – 31 January 2021 This exhibition celebrates the role food plays in family, belonging and culture with stories of Auckland life from kitchen table to restaurant banquet. It includes a feast of material from Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections’ rare books, manuscripts, menus, posters and oral histories. No reservation required.