15 Women Describe The Food That Helped Shape Their Identity

6. Megha, 19, Laddu

“I am an Indian by origin but I was born and brought up in America. I only visited India once when I was a gullible child and loved every moment of the time I spent in my beautiful, cultural country. My grandma would make ghee and dry fruits enriched laddus for me and I would devour them. The rich and rustic sweet helps me to remember my roots and still stands to be my ultimate comfort food.”