Share a brief (one-paragraph) response to your podcast in the form of a blog post. Some things you might want to include: What was your podcast about? What was YOUR main takeaway from listening? Would you recommend this podcast to your classmates? (why or why not) What are some questions raised by the episode?
Fuchsia Dunlop, a well-known English-language author, has written extensively about Chinese cuisine, gaining knowledge from her years of immersion in many regions of China. Initially, Dunlop traveled to Chengdu to live abroad and eat excellent meals. Her most recent book, Invitation to a Banquet, goes into Chinese cuisine with delicacies such as sweet-and-sour pork balls and fire-exploded kidney blossoms, which she likes in Chengdu. When she talked about her mother and how she taught English to foreign students, they would come over and live with them in their homes and often cook food from their home countries. This was the main takeaway that got me thinking about all the different types of cuisine that were mentioned, and it caught my attention because, like her, I love to travel and discover all the different types and traditions of cuisine in different countries. I would suggest this podcast to my peers since it discusses Fuchsia Dunlop’s exploration of many customs and cultures, which was motivated by her mother. I would like to know if she picked up any new languages from the locations she went.
