Meena Pathak, the creative force behind the
famous Patak''s Indian food line, became passionate about food as a
child living in India. She found the colours, spices, and flavours
the family cook would work with every day fascinating. Meena first
began making chutneys and pastes which are still her favourite.
Her enthusiasm for cooking took off when she immigrated to the
UK as a newlywed in 1979. Meena was appalled by the lack of
authenticity of the Indian food in her new home. When she
discovered her husband''s family was behind the food line then
called Patak''s Pickles, she set about including many more Indian
foods. The company now exports items to over 40 countries and
includes curry sauces, snacks, poppadoms, chapatis, pastes, and, of
course, pickles.
When she''s is not in her kitchen, Meena enjoys music, theatre,
Indian dance, and spending time with her pets.