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TEDWeekends traces the origin of the All-American Chinese takeout
Turns out the fortune cookie that came with your chop suey isn’t actually Chinese … and neither is the chop suey. So where did they come from? In this TED Talk, journalist Jennifer 8. Lee shares the origins of some of America’s favorite “Chinese” food, and takes us on a culinary tour of Chinese restaurants […]
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A new playlist: The joy of eating
To celebrate TED Talks’ 1 billionth view last week, we launched TED playlists — which you can think of as mix-tapes for the mind. Starting today, we’ll be rolling out two new playlists every week. First up, just in time for getting stuffed for American Thanksgiving: The joy of eating. In this playlist, get your fill from talks like […]
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