Refugee food—these two words carry so much weight, so much prejudice, so many layers to them. Despite it conjuring so much preconceptions in our heads, the vast majority of us haven’t had many interactions with refugees at all, much less shared a meal with them, or eaten their food. So in part 1 of this 2-part story, we melt away the misconceptions around refugee food, and explore the true meaning of food cooked by refugees. We follow the story of PichaEats, a Malaysian social enterprise working with refugees to share their food with the world and hear the story and struggles of a Syrian home cook.(Connect with us at takeabaopodcast.com, or on Instagram @jun.and.tonic.)