S3: Episode 5: Politics
Both during and after China’s Cultural Revolution, traditional Chinese chefs, often seen as
keepers of the cultural flame, were among the first to defect and their exodus has had a lasting
effect on world cuisine, in particular in Taiwan.
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S3: Episode 5: Politics and The Origin of off shoot Cuisines
Chef Christine Cushing explores the ramifications of the beginning of a new worldwide wave of Chinese cuisine and the launching point for the evolution into a more global interpretation of Chinese cuisines. She begins her exploration looking at the ramifications of generations of classically trai...