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Taiwan's True Flavor

Season 2 Episode 207 | 26m 48s

Cathy Erway, author of “Foods of Taiwan,” hits a Chinatown market and then makes the island’s most famous dish, beef noodle soup. At Taiwan Bear House, started by homesick young expats, Danielle tries a New York take on the box lunches known as biandang. And in California’s Orange County, she pays a twilight visit to America’s closest counterpart to a classic Taiwanese night market.

Aired: 05/01/17 | Expires: 05/01/29
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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