This week, we're talking about Korean food with Noah Cho, who writes "Bad Kimchi," a column on the online magazine Catapult. The name of the column says a lot: the most egregious crime against Korean food, he believes, is getting kimchi wrong. But the title also signals some of Noah's struggles with his identity as a biracial person, who didn't feel Korean enough to cook or write about Korean food "authentically." He and Stephanie talk about what it means to let go of those expectations and to make your culture and its food your own – like putting American cheese on Shin Ramyun :) But first, Stephanie and Juan talk about a party they threw together.
Produced by Stephanie Kuo and Juan Ramirez. Music by Brad Turner and Blue Dot Sessions. Photo by Andria Lo.
BONUS: That's a Wrap!
E79: We Will Rise (w/ Zahir Janmohamed, Serena Maria Daniels, Martina Guzmán & Devita Davison)
E78: People Need Community (w/ Candice Fortman)
E77: What Do You Write? (w/ Javier Cabral)
RERUN: Erasing Black Barbecue (w/ Johnny Walker, Adrian Miller, Daniel Vaughn and Brent & Juan Reaves)
E76: Black Vinegar is Art (w/ Stephanie H. Shih)
E75: I Know a Bodega When I See One (w/ Quizayra Gonzalez)
E73: There's Never Been Anyone Else Like Me (w/ Soleil Ho)
E72: A Tortilla is Not a Blank Slate (w/ José Ralat)
E71: Nourishing the Soul (w/ Karla T. Vasquez)
E70: Avec Rien, On Peut Faire Quelque Chose (w/ Dany Hellz Kitchen)
E69: We're Back!!! Bringing Kale and Quinoa to Portland's Strip Clubs (w/ Nikeisah Newton)
EP68: This Is Not A Goodbye (w/ Soleil Ho & Zahir Janmohamed)
E67: Talking Toronto Food Justice (w/ Vanessa Ling Yu, Paul Taylor & Hywel Tuscano)
E66: I'm Not Leaving (W/ Ruben Ramos, Karla Quiñones, Abner Roldán, and Tony Ayala)
E65: Los Angeles is Brown (w/ Daniel Hernandez)
E64: Toronto Truths (w/ Foodies of Colour)
E63: Eating our way through Toronto (w/ Suresh Doss)
E62: Sugar, Spice and Bananas with Rice (w/ Hamdi Ahmed)
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