Meant To Be Eaten

Heritage Radio Network•art19.com

Meant 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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Jeremy Umansky on his koji-fueled Jewish deli

Who 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 ingredi...

Sep 12, 2017•45 min•Ep. 1

Trailer: Meant To Be Eaten

trailer for Meant To Be Eaten, a new podcast series from the Heritage Radio Network See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Aug 31, 2017•2 min•Ep. 121

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