when we think of Chinese food we think of general tao chicken or chicken fried
of general tao chicken or chicken fried
of general tao chicken or chicken fried rice but there’s a whole other side to
rice but there’s a whole other side to
rice but there’s a whole other side to China’s cuisine that we should discover
China’s cuisine that we should discover
China’s cuisine that we should discover hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com today we’ll be going
watchmojo.com today we’ll be going
watchmojo.com today we’ll be going beyond the Great Wall with Naomi Dugan
beyond the Great Wall with Naomi Dugan
beyond the Great Wall with Naomi Dugan why would you say that food and travel
why would you say that food and travel
why would you say that food and travel are so inextricably linked well for us I
are so inextricably linked well for us I
are so inextricably linked well for us I guess there’s travel and once we’re
guess there’s travel and once we’re
guess there’s travel and once we’re traveling how do we understand a place
traveling how do we understand a place
traveling how do we understand a place food isn’t what’s on the plate fits what
food isn’t what’s on the plate fits what
food isn’t what’s on the plate fits what grows how do people deal with that
grows how do people deal with that
grows how do people deal with that what’s the climate you know and of
what’s the climate you know and of
what’s the climate you know and of course it’s a connecting point your book
course it’s a connecting point your book
course it’s a connecting point your book refers to the other China what does that
refers to the other China what does that
refers to the other China what does that include it’s actually a phrase our
include it’s actually a phrase our
include it’s actually a phrase our editor came up with we weren’t we
editor came up with we weren’t we
editor came up with we weren’t we weren’t in love with it to start with
weren’t in love with it to start with
weren’t in love with it to start with but it was trying to explain that we
but it was trying to explain that we
but it was trying to explain that we weren’t talking about the majority
weren’t talking about the majority
weren’t talking about the majority culture in China which is Han Chinese
culture in China which is Han Chinese
culture in China which is Han Chinese and is an ancient and so brilliant
and is an ancient and so brilliant
and is an ancient and so brilliant civilization we’re talking about all the
civilization we’re talking about all the
civilization we’re talking about all the other cultures that are within the
other cultures that are within the
other cultures that are within the borders of the People’s Republic of
borders of the People’s Republic of
borders of the People’s Republic of China why did you find it important to
China why did you find it important to
China why did you find it important to highlight the side of China’s culture I
highlight the side of China’s culture I
highlight the side of China’s culture I guess this word Chinese it’s sort of
guess this word Chinese it’s sort of
guess this word Chinese it’s sort of ambiguous if I say China what do you
ambiguous if I say China what do you
ambiguous if I say China what do you think of you think of Beijing and
think of you think of Beijing and
think of you think of Beijing and Shanghai and crowds of people and
Shanghai and crowds of people and
Shanghai and crowds of people and credits streets and rice eating and in
credits streets and rice eating and in
credits streets and rice eating and in fact in this China we are talking about
fact in this China we are talking about
fact in this China we are talking about in inner mongolia for example where
in inner mongolia for example where
in inner mongolia for example where there’s grasslands and not much
there’s grasslands and not much
there’s grasslands and not much agriculture it’s mostly animal food so
agriculture it’s mostly animal food so
agriculture it’s mostly animal food so there’s hot pots and meet in the West in
there’s hot pots and meet in the West in
there’s hot pots and meet in the West in the oasis in sin Jong it’s kind of like
the oasis in sin Jong it’s kind of like
the oasis in sin Jong it’s kind of like turkish food because they’re Turkic
turkish food because they’re Turkic
turkish food because they’re Turkic people so there’s flatbreads there’s
people so there’s flatbreads there’s
people so there’s flatbreads there’s kebabs in Tibet again a high altitude
kebabs in Tibet again a high altitude
kebabs in Tibet again a high altitude place more meat based some vegetables as
place more meat based some vegetables as
place more meat based some vegetables as well some simple stir fries but mostly
well some simple stir fries but mostly
well some simple stir fries but mostly sort of simmered source to like things
sort of simmered source to like things
sort of simmered source to like things or soups and then when you get to
or soups and then when you get to
or soups and then when you get to southern unn which is sort of southwest
southern unn which is sort of southwest
southern unn which is sort of southwest China then you’re talking really about
China then you’re talking really about
China then you’re talking really about Southeast Asian sort of palette so there
Southeast Asian sort of palette so there
Southeast Asian sort of palette so there you finally get to rice the interesting
you finally get to rice the interesting
you finally get to rice the interesting thing is that what you don’t find in
thing is that what you don’t find in
thing is that what you don’t find in Chinese food is raw everything is always
Chinese food is raw everything is always
Chinese food is raw everything is always cooked it’s got to do is cleanliness
cooked it’s got to do is cleanliness
cooked it’s got to do is cleanliness it’s got to do with but lots of things
it’s got to do with but lots of things
it’s got to do with but lots of things and in some of these places in these
and in some of these places in these
and in some of these places in these cultures you do find raw and it’s sort
cultures you do find raw and it’s sort
cultures you do find raw and it’s sort of a welcome fund its I think why people
of a welcome fund its I think why people
of a welcome fund its I think why people really gravitate to Southeast Asian food
really gravitate to Southeast Asian food
really gravitate to Southeast Asian food what would you say would be kind of the
what would you say would be kind of the
what would you say would be kind of the most important thing you want to impart
most important thing you want to impart
most important thing you want to impart to your readers the book is it is a
to your readers the book is it is a
to your readers the book is it is a chronicle of change as well we talked
chronicle of change as well we talked
chronicle of change as well we talked about how China sort of was in the 80s
about how China sort of was in the 80s
about how China sort of was in the 80s when we were first there and how
when we were first there and how
when we were first there and how changing and of course those changes of
changing and of course those changes of
changing and of course those changes of prosperity and of growing economic
prosperity and of growing economic
prosperity and of growing economic disparity between the haves and the
disparity between the haves and the
disparity between the haves and the have-nots that also means things for the
have-nots that also means things for the
have-nots that also means things for the people on the periphery we can’t be
people on the periphery we can’t be
people on the periphery we can’t be aware of everything but it’s good
aware of everything but it’s good
aware of everything but it’s good sometimes to expand our universe our
sometimes to expand our universe our
sometimes to expand our universe our horizons a little thank you very much
horizons a little thank you very much
horizons a little thank you very much thanks
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