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The Hungry Immigrant podcast, hosted by celebrity chef, cookbook author and educator Abang Brian, is dedicated to preserving Asian food culture and heritage.
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The Foods We Left Behind Could Save Our Future | Paul Newnham (opens the original)
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What if the foods we left behind could help feed our future? Recorded during Climate Week in New York, Dr. Abang Brian speaks with Paul Newnham, CEO of the SDG2 Advocacy Hub and founder of Beans Is How, about the missing role of culture in solving hunger, nutrition and climate challenges. They explore why immigrants sometimes abandon ancestral foods, how ingredients such as beans and lentils became associated with poverty, and whether traditional dishes can evolve without losing their identity.
Why Bahn Mi Bread is NOT a Baguette (opens the original)
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Jill Nguyen left Vietnam at 14 with two suitcases. Seventeen years later, she has become one of DC’s most beloved bakers. In this episode of The Hungry Immigrant , Abang Brian sits down with Jill, the Vietnamese-born baker behind Capital Jill Baking. Jill never baked before 2020, but what began as pandemic restlessness turned into a life of sourdough, cakes, community, and a starter named Scarlett Dough Hanson. They talk about leaving Hanoi, building a life in America, the real banh mi bread, wh
You’ve Been Using a Wok Wrong! The Secret to Better Stir-Fries with Eleanor Hoh (opens the original)
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Are you using your wok correctly? Eleanor Hoh, better known as the Wok Star, joins Dr. Abang Brian to reveal what most home cooks misunderstand about wok cooking. They explore how to choose, season and care for a wok; why heat and BTUs matter; what creates wok hei; and the mistakes that may be holding back your stir-fries. Eleanor also shares her journey Hong Kong to the United States, how food helped her build community, and how the wok became central to her life and work. 🎁 Listen to the episo
Authentic to whom? (opens the original)
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Who gets to decide whether food is “authentic”? Recorded live at the 2026 Kalamazoo Foodways Symposium, Chef Dr. Abang Brian is joined by Peecoonn Allen, Thai-born founder of Umami Ramen, and Shane Bernardo, a Filipino food justice organizer and co-founder of Food as Healing. Through stories of carrot som tum, a grandmother’s lugaw, adobo, rendang and nasi lemak, they explore how migration, colonization, displacement and adaptation shape the food we inherit. Is a dish less authentic when it chan
Lao Food Is Not Thai Food | Saeng Douangdara on Refugees, Identity & The Lao Kitchen (opens the original)
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Lao food is not Thai food. Yet for decades, one of Southeast Asia's oldest culinary traditions has been misunderstood, hidden behind restaurant menus, and overshadowed by history. In this episode of The Hungry Immigrant , Dr. Abang Brian sits down with chef, food educator, and author Saeng Douangdara to explore the story behind Lao cuisine, the legacy of refugee families, and the release of his landmark cookbook, The Lao Kitchen . Born in a refugee camp in Thailand and raised in Wisconsin, Saeng
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