Tso’l Food is an American journey through the Chinese kitchen with Gerald Tan.
The show explores dishes old and new; culinary techniques woven through the lineages; knowledge preserved and adapted by the Chinese diaspora and their descendants.
Resilience and resourcefulness characterize the Chinese diaspora. Many migrants opened up restaurants as a means of surviving in a new country. And they learned to adapt flavors and ingredients to cater to a new market. Tan travels to Seattle in this episode and learns how traditional Chinese dishes have been given a new spin in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
