Meant To Be Eaten
211 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 6 ratingsMeant to be Eaten looks at cross-cultural exchange in food and contemporary media. What determines “authenticity”? What, if anything, gets lost in translation when cooking foods from another’s culture? First-generation Chinese host, Coral Lee, looks at how American culture figures forth in less-than mainstream ways, in less-than expected places.
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#5 – Origins of Soul Food
October 17, 2017 20:56 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBOn this episode of Meant To Be Eaten, Fred Opie, professor of foodways and history at Babson College and author of the book, Hogs and Hominy joins Adedoyin Teriba, a professor of architectural history at Pratt, to discuss soul food and the spread of African-American culture and food across the globe. How do major historical events like the Civil Rights Movement influence food? And what feelings arise when you find a food from your homeland in an unfamiliar place? Meant to Be Eaten ...
Adedoyin Teriba and Fred Opie on the origins of soul food
October 17, 2017 20:56 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBOn this episode of Meant To Be Eaten, Fred Opie, professor of foodways and history at Babson College and author of the book, Hogs and Hominy joins Adedoyin Teriba, a professor of architectural history at Pratt, to discuss soul food and the spread of African-American culture and food across the globe. How do major historical events like the Civil Rights Movement influence food? And what feelings arise when you find a food from your homeland in an unfamiliar place? Meant to Be Eaten is powere...
Timothy Hsu and Zach Mangan on who owns tea
October 10, 2017 21:13 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBTea culture spans thousands of years, from India and China to Japan and Britain. But what exactly is tea? And what do tea purists think of the rise of fast casual tea joints? Are these types of places watering down the meaning and significance of this historic brew? On this episode, Andrea Wien talks to Timothy Hsu, proprietor of the Mandarin Tea Room and Chinese tea master trainee and Zach Mangan, the founder of the Japanese tea shop Kettl in Williamsburg. Meant to Be Eaten is powered by S...
#4 – Tea is Tea is Tea
October 10, 2017 21:13 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBTea culture spans thousands of years, from India and China to Japan and Britain. But what exactly is tea? And what do tea purists think of the rise of fast casual tea joints? Are these types of places watering down the meaning and significance of this historic brew? On this episode, Andrea Wien talks to Timothy Hsu, proprietor of the Mandarin Tea Room and Chinese tea master trainee and Zach Mangan, the founder of the Japanese tea shop Kettl in Williamsburg. Meant to Be Eaten is pow...
#3 – Navigating Food Tension
October 03, 2017 20:37 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBAt the end of a long work week, there’s nothing more we love than breaking bread with good company. But what if someone prefers a sourdough over a baguette? A paratha over a pita? Or, is gluten-free? Today we're talking with Dan Pashman, host of The Sporkful podcast, about his recent mini-series, "Your Mom's Food". Dan spoke with 4 families who had been divided over food; through tough conversations with 4 different families, he shows the simple question – “what’s for dinner?” – may...
Dan Pashman on heritage, nostalgia, and navigating food tensions
October 03, 2017 20:37 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBAt the end of a long work week, there’s nothing more we love than breaking bread with good company. But what if someone prefers a sourdough over a baguette? A paratha over a pita? Or, is gluten-free? Today we're talking with Dan Pashman, host of The Sporkful podcast, about his recent mini-series, "Your Mom's Food". Dan spoke with 4 families who had been divided over food; through tough conversations with 4 different families, he shows the simple question – “what’s for dinner?” – may not be s...
#2 – Authentic to Who?
September 26, 2017 20:49 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBToday's episode of Meant to be Eaten follows a conversation between Coral and JT Vuong--head chef at Okonomi in East Williamsburg. Okonomi straddles the line between convention and craze: serving traditional Japanese breakfast by day and not-so-traditional ramen by night. Does Okonomi's stress on locally-sourced ingredients inherently limit its ability to remain wholly traditional? The majority of Okonomi's staff isn't Japanese--how do you learn the subtle nuances of another's cultu...
JT Vuong on cooking another's cuisine
September 26, 2017 20:49 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBToday's episode of Meant to be Eaten follows a conversation between Coral and JT Vuong--head chef at Okonomi in East Williamsburg. Okonomi straddles the line between convention and craze: serving traditional Japanese breakfast by day and not-so-traditional ramen by night. Does Okonomi's stress on locally-sourced ingredients inherently limit its ability to remain wholly traditional? The majority of Okonomi's staff isn't Japanese--how do you learn the subtle nuances of another's culture? Who a...
Jeremy Umansky on his koji-fueled Jewish deli
September 12, 2017 20:54 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBWho and what define authenticity? Can shopping in the “ethnic” aisle ever become more than “ethnic tourism?" Is cultural appropriation a real issue in the culinary world? These are the types of questions we’re looking to answer on Meant to Be Eaten...because what if those Korean tacos...are just really tasty tacos? We're kicking the season off with an interview with Jeremy Umansky, leader of the koji movement and owner of Larder--an Eastern European deli in Cleveland powered by Japanese ing...
#1 – How a Japanese Mold Inoculated the Modern Jewish Deli
September 12, 2017 20:54 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBWho and what define authenticity? Can shopping in the “ethnic” aisle ever become more than “ethnic tourism?" Is cultural appropriation a real issue in the culinary world? These are the types of questions we’re looking to answer on Meant to Be Eaten...because what if those Korean tacos...are just really tasty tacos? We're kicking the season off with an interview with Jeremy Umansky, leader of the koji movement and owner of Larder--an Eastern European deli in Cleveland powered by Jap...
Trailer: Meant To Be Eaten
August 31, 2017 21:36 - 1 minute - 1.51 MBtrailer for Meant To Be Eaten, a new podcast series from the Heritage Radio Network