Ahead of a new series on race, culture, and food, we're repeating "Other People's Food." Why are we willing to pay more for Italian and Japanese food than Chinese and Mexican?
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The actor and writer isn't a fan of American food excess -- except when it provides the perfect metaphor for his own tri-cultural upbringing.
Artist Ashok Kondabolu and comedian Michelle Buteau grew up in immigrant families, straddling food cultures. But they have different opinions on the line between assimilation and appropriation.
Why are we willing to pay more for Italian and Japanese food than Chinese and Mexican? As we learn in part two of our series Other People's Food, it has nothing to do with the ingredients.
Listen to a sneak preview of our upcoming special series, "Other People's Food."