Chinese food is one of the most popular cuisines in the USA, but the flavors have been simplified over time; in SF, Padma explores how Chinese immigrants and Chinese-Americans are broadening people's understanding of this cuisine.
Episode Genre:
Adventure, Reality-TV
Runtime:
33 min.
Staff:
Actors: Padma Lakshmi, Vera Chan-Waller, Scott Chang-Fleeman Writers: N/A Directors: Sarina Roma, David Shadrack Smith
Series Plot: In Taste the Nation, award winning cookbook author, host and executive producer Padma Lakshmi, takes audiences on a journey across America, exploring the rich and diverse food culture of various immigrant groups, seeking out the people who have so heavily shaped what American food is today. From indigenous communities to recent immigrant arrivals, Padma breaks bread with Americans across the nation to uncover the roots and relationship between our food, our humanity and our history - ultimately revealing stories that challenge notions of identity, belonging, and what it means to be American.
Episode plot: Chinese food is one of the most popular cuisines in the U.S. but the flavors of a vast country have been simplified over time. In San Francisco, Padma explores how Chinese immigrants and Chinese-Americans are broadening our understanding of this cuisine