The Munasinghes

Appears in
top 1000Mangoes & Curry Leaves: Culinary Travels Through the Great Subcontinent
Mangoes & Curry Leaves

By Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid

Published 2005

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Monkeys, cows, and pigeons share corn kernels that have been left as an offering at a shrine in Kathmandu’s Durbar Square.

They were standing out on the front porch when I walked up. I recognized them immediately, and recognized the house, though I didn’t think they recognized me. Twenty-six years is a long time.

“Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Munasinghe,” I said. “Do you remember me? I lived with you for three months, twenty-six years ago. You let me have space in your kitchen to learn to cook, and I slept in the spare bedroom.”