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Ever tried asking your Asian mom for her recipes, only to be left with missing steps and no measurements?We did! And that was exactly the outcome. Larissa and I talk about how we’re increasingly more appreciative of the food that we grew up with, how we’ve tried to learn from our parents, and how we’ve turned to Asian food bloggers—The Woks of Life, Made with Lau, and even Chrissy Teigen—for inspiration (and help).Larissa moved from Hong Kong to Brooklyn, NY when she was 3, and as a result of being both Chinese and American, has often thought of creative ideas that blend the East and West. We throw around some of these ideas (Hong Kong milk tea + pineapple buns but at a coffee shop with wifi?!) and how she envisions it would look like (think: coffee shop by day, cocktail bar by night).💭 POCKETS OF THOUGHT 💭“Look into the kitchen a little bit more, perk in to see how something's made" - Larissa HoFollow on Instagram: @firstgenerasianpod⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 00:00 - 01:11 Welcome!01:11 - 04:19 Traditional Chinese food for Lunar New Year, food that sounds weird but tastes great (chicken feet), homophones04:19 - 09:07 Taking food for granted, being curious about family recipes09:07 - 11:22 Random tangents on "English words but with a Chinese accent”11:22 - 18:00 No measurements in Asian cooking, learning from food bloggers18:00 - 23:12 The classic Asian-kid-goes-to-school-with-weird-snacks story, and the odd desire for Lunchables23:12 - 30:45 Soup dumpling carts, milk teas with wifi, and other ideas30:45 - 34:25 Documenting family recipes and stories going forward
