Jess Ho gets lost - metaphorically and literally - while exploring Indian cuisine with chef Helly Raichura. After leaving her successful corporate career, Raichura began cooking for people in her home, on a mission to raise awareness of what Indian cuisine is and reimagine what it can be. Through storytelling, history and cooking her work create ties between Indian and Australian cuisine. And in our fast-paced, commercialised, and ever-changing world, Jess asks, how do we honour history and stay tied to our heritage through food? How can looking back inform our future?

For the Culture is a podcast about how food shapes us - and how we shape food. Hosted by food writer Jess Ho, this six-part series explores how migration, memory, and the politics of the plate invite us to rethink what “Australian food” really is. Each episode questions the myth of authenticity and other fictions we feast on. Part cultural critique, part history lesson, and part food tour, the series brings together voices challenging how we see and taste food - asking how they’re doing it "For the Culture."