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In this episode of the Taste of Place Podcast, Erik Wolf speaks with Ange Chew of Discover Surrey about what happens to food when cultures land in the same place and start cooking. Ange grew up in a Chinese immigrant family in Canada, where her mother's Thanksgiving turkey congee — a bird marinated in Chinese spices, then simmered into stock — became the family comfort dish. That blend now mirrors her professional life. Surrey, British Columbia is home to more than 100 languages, and Ange helped create the Spice Trail to showcase the independent, family-run restaurants behind them, from South Asian and Afghani to Korean and Salvadoran. The conversation ranges widely: why regionality matters more than national cuisine labels, how immigration shapes what a destination can taste like, the dumplings Ange keeps finding everywhere from Turkey to Italy, and a farmer's unsettling point about seedless watermelon. Ange also makes the case that a willingness to try unfamiliar food is really a willingness to try unfamiliar life. It's a warm conversation about family, migration, and why the delivery app can never quite replicate your mom's cooking.

Ep 90. Ange Chew - Everybody Loves Dumplings

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