The 10 Best Eat Drink Asia Podcast Episodes
1) Sushi did not originate in Japan: how raw fish and rice became a world favourite
It turns out that early sushi was not about rice. And it originated from the Mekong, not Japan.
2) Japanese tempura, its Portugese origins and how it became high culinary art
Tempura is an ubiquitous Japanese dish, with seafood or vegetables coated in batter and deep-fried. But did you know that tempura originated in Portugal? Bernice and Alkira trace its origins back to ...Show More
3) Hong Kong egg tarts and their medieval English origins
Cantonese egg tarts are hard to resist with their silky egg custard filling and flaky pastry crust. Found in bakeries and eaten at the end of dim sum, the egg tart is a sentimental dessert in Hong Kon...Show More
4) Banh mi: where Vietnamese tradition and French colonialism collide
The dish was born in a time when Vietnamese weren’t even allowed access to wheat flour, making it hard to imagine the sandwich would become world famous.
5) How bubble tea was invented and became a global phenomenon
Where did bubble tea begin - and why has it become so popular - we deep dive into this chewy drink made for Instagram.
6) All about that Spam
American icon became popular during the war and managed to stick around.Your junk email is named after the canned meat, by the way.
7) How overtourism created Bali’s most popular street food, babi guling
Once described as “the best pig” by the late food legend Anthony Bourdain, babi guling is no longer just a ceremonial dish in Bali. Post reporter Lisa Cam examines how overtourism helped turn the belo...Show More
8) How tofu made its way to the West
Before plant-based meats and oat milk there was tofu. It's a popular staple in Asian cooking that was first written about before the Sung dynasty in 960 AD. Bernice Chan and Alkira Reinfrank look at h...Show More
9) Xiaolongbao: how soup dumplings went global
Xiaolongbao - or soup dumplings as they are known in the West - are delicate parcels of pork and broth that are served piping hot in a bamboo steamer. In this episode Alkira Reinfrank and Bernice Chan...Show More
10) The story behind Oscar-winning film Parasite’s ram-don noodles
Jjapaguri, or ram-don, as it is known in the Academy award-winning movie Parasite, is a super easy and cheap dish that simply mixes two kinds of instant noodles together. In this episode of Eat Drink ...Show More
The story behind Oscar-winning film Parasite’s ram-don noodles
15:02 | Jun 15th, 2020
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