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XO Soused Special - British Chinese cuisine - Wong family dynamics in the 1990s-2000s
Listen now (46 min) | In episode two of this three part miniseries, Andrew's parents take the family hospitality businesses in new directions until a…
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Andrew Wong and Mukta Das
XO Soused Special - British Chinese cuisine - Wong family dynamics in the 1970s-80s
Listen now (36 min) | Some food histories can only be told by looking out at the world from the family hearth. Here is episode one of a three-generation…
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Andrew Wong and Mukta Das
XO Soused S3 E1 - How do you define Hong Kong cuisine?
What's the connection between Hong Kong as a place and its cuisine? In this fortnight's episode of 'XO Soused', Mukta and Andrew sketch out a culinary…
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XO Soused S2 E4 - Song Dynasty recipes
Listen or watch now | How do contemporary cooks interpret historically researched cookbooks? How relatable to contemporary dining are Song era…
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Andrew Wong and Mukta Das
XO Soused S2 E3 - Eating bitterness
Listen or watch now | How does a chef cooking Chinese cuisine incorporate bitterness into their dishes? Is bitterness truly necessary as sweetness…
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XO Soused S2 E2 - bear paws and other exotic banquet dishes
Listen now (38 min) | What are braised bear paws doing on a (likely) imperial banqueting menu from the 1700s? What does the appearance of this exotic…
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XO Soused S2 E1 - The banquet experience...from the other side of the pass
Listen now | We kick off season 2 of XO Soused with an update from Andrew about the swap he has made to his evening menu - from à la carte dining to a…
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Andrew Wong and Mukta Das
XO Soused
XO Soused
A fortnightly chat about techniques and dishes from a professional Chinese kitchen, their history and their cultural setting. Sent out every other Tuesday.
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