This week, we’re talking about Korean food with Noah Cho, who writes “Bad Kimchi,” a column on the online magazine Catapult. The name of the column says a lot: the most egregious crime against Korean food, he believes, is getting kimchi wrong. But the title also signals some of Noah’s struggles with his identity as a biracial person, who didn’t feel Korean enough to cook or write about Korean food “authentically.” He and Stephanie talk about what it means to let go of those expectations and to make your culture and its food your own – like putting American cheese on Shin Ramyun :) But first, Stephanie and Juan talk about a party they threw together.
Produced by Stephanie Kuo and Juan Ramirez. Music by Brad Turner and Blue Dot Sessions. Photo by Andria Lo.
LINKS DU JOUR
Your Hipster Kimchi Could Never by Noah Cho (Catapult)
I’ll Fight Anyone Who Says You Shouldn’t Put Cheese on Your Ramyun by Noah Cho (Catapult)
The Love of Korean Cooking I Share With My White Mother by Noah Cho (Catapult)