Katrina Mirpuri joins renowned Indian chef and owner of the Cinnamon Collection, Vivek Singh to discuss the significance of South Asian Heritage Month in the UK.

South Asian people make up 20 per cent of London's population.

The month runs from July 18 to August 17 and aims to celebrate all things surrounding South Asian culture. To read Katrina’s full guide of the capital’s events asian-heritage-month-where-to-celebrate-in-london-b1173102.html">click here.

Vivek Singh has launched the UK’s first chaat competitive eating challenge at his latest restaurant, Cinnamon Bazaar in Richmond...

In this episode:

-What is chaat? the challenge, and Katrina reveals her own score

-This year’s theme ‘Free to Be Me’ and how it’s expressed in many ways

-History, culture, and delicious food...

-Why Vivek is “proud to be Indian” and thinks the population is "more seen" than before

Plus more.

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