What Now? With Trevor NoahAsma Khan: Stop Calling it Curry | What Now? with Trevor Noah
Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- July 23, 2026
- Duration
- 2h 9m
- Channel
- What Now? With Trevor Noah
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
This week, famed chef and author Asma Khan joins Trevor and Eugene for a conversation that shreds traditional fine-dining elitism to pieces. The trio discusses Asma’s upbringing in India, the frustration of over-complicated modern technology, and how she discovered her passion for cooking through pure homesickness after moving to England. Between tales of hitting cheating childhood friends with cricket bats and surviving Cambridge’s soul-crushingly bad food, Asma gets real about how food is truly about identity, storytelling, and dismantling imperialist garbage. What's one meal that instantly takes you back to a memory? Subscribe for new episodes of What Now? with Trevor Noah every week here: http://bit.ly/SubscribeTrevorNoah Or follow the podcast on your other favorite platforms... SiriusXM Apple Podcasts - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnApplePodcasts Spotify - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnSpotify #TrevorNoah #WhatNowPodcast #asmakhan 00:00 - Trevor's hilarious cooking confession 02:00 - Trevor vs. his "smart" stove 09:40 - Meet Asma Khan 15:30 - Growing up feeling unwanted 23:30 - Childhood, resilience & survival 42:30 - Cricket, courage & confidence 55:00 - How food became her identity 1:06:00 - Food, colonialism & injustice 1:19:00 - Why cooking is about people 1:27:00 - Why Michelin culture is broken 1:40:00 - There is no such thing as "curry" 1:55:00 - The toxic culture inside professional kitchens 2:07:00 - The legacy Asma Khan wants to leave
SPEAKERS
Trevor Noah
hostComedian and presenter, host of the podcast “What Now? With Trevor Noah.”
Asma Khan
guestIndian-born British chef, restaurateur, and author (including “Ammu”), known for her advocacy for women in hospitality.
Eugene
hostCo-host/regular on “What Now? With Trevor Noah,” contributing questions and commentary alongside the main host.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of What Now? With Trevor Noah, featuring Trevor Noah and Asma Khan, Asma Khan: Stop Calling it Curry | What Now? with Trevor Noah explores asma Khan on food, identity, colonialism, and kinder kitchens today Asma Khan traces her drive and resilience to a childhood marked by gender bias, colorism, and feeling “unwanted,” countered by her sister’s quiet belief in her strength.
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