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Cantonese: Confucius Was a Foodie! A New World Adventure in an Ancient Cuisine. Season 1

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This title is a part of the series Confucius Was a Foodie! A New World Adventure in an Ancient Cuisine, Season 1


Catalogue Number:  LSD003
Producer:  Lofty Sky Distribution
Producing Agencies:  Mark Media Corp.
Subject:  Culinary Arts, Documentary, Family Studies/Home Economics, History, Science, Social Sciences, Tech/Voc
Language:  English
Grade Level:  9 - 12, Post Secondary
Country Of Origin:  Canada
Copyright Year:  2015
Running Time:  45:00
Closed Captions:  Yes


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Chef Christine Cushing tastes the worst and the best Cantonese; food that makes her question what she has previously considered ‘Cantonese’.  She learns dim sum-making in New York’s oldest parlor, has a Cantonese breakfast in California’s San Gabriel Valley and discovers that real Cantonese is a living example of the Confucian principle that food must always be fresh, seasonal and local. A principle that today’s foodies believe is modern is actually from the precepts of a 2,500 year old philosopher!


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