{"product_id":"pema-of-bhutan-the-girl-who-saves-the-stories","title":"Pema of Bhutan — The Girl Who Saves the Stories","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePema of Bhutan — The Girl Who Saves the Stories\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bhutan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePema believes there are two kinds of family recipes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ones that are written down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the ones that begin with:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Oh, I don't measure it.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePema finds the second kind deeply irresponsible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer grandmother finds this hilarious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor as long as Pema can remember, some of her favorite afternoons have been spent in the kitchen, watching meals come together through a mysterious system 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