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It's a Small World After All

Season 3 Episode 302 | 27m 29s

The culmination of Asian intertextuality: Mister Softee taken over by the Chinese government; Brooklyn Brewery is using Japanese hops; a New Yorker is reinventing the Shanghainese soup dumpling - in this episode we see how trends are born out of traditions.

Aired: 01/31/19 | Expires: 01/31/27
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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