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Paris: By Way Of Vietnam

Season 8 Episode 805

Paris is home to one of the largest Vietnamese communities outside Asia, and its food has been part of the city for decades. Danielle Chang explores how Vietnamese cooking took root in France through colonial history and continued resettlement. From pho and coffee to bánh mì and pastry, she traces how Vietnamese flavors reshaped Parisian taste.

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London: Empire on the Plate
26:50
In London, tea, spices, and peppers tell the story of the British Empire.
Berlin: Edible Art
26:50
Berlin turns Asian food into art shaped by performance, craft, and creativity.
Italy: Chinese Italia
26:50
In Italy, Chinese and Italian cuisines collide and reveal a shared love of food and hospitality.
Copenhagen: Scandiasian
26:50
In Copenhagen, Asian chefs apply New Nordic seasonality to dishes shaped by their histories.
ORIGINS
26:46
All around the island, cooks find ways to reinvent and keep alive traditional Taiwanese dishes.
STEEPED IN CULTURE
26:46
Taiwan is steeped in tea, as a beverage, a ritual and a way of life.
NIGHTLIFE
26:46
A lot of cities claim to never sleep, but Taipei makes good on that promise.
OFFERINGS
26:46
Taiwan’s earthly obsession with food has a spiritual dimension as an offering to gods and ancestors.
MADE IN TAIWAN
26:46
Across Taiwan, artisans produce staples like soy sauce, hot sauce, tofu & rice in hand-crafted ways.
CHEF FLAVORS
26:46
Danielle cooks with Beard Award-winning and Michelin-starred chefs.
FEEDING THE FAMILY TREE
26:46
Danielle joins a 12-year-old Food Network star as he cooks for his family,
DELICIOUS DREAMS
26:46
Danielle explores New York City to engage with the vibrant Asian community of Brooklyn.
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