Eat Drink Asia
Eat Drink Asia is an award-winning podcast by the South China Morning Post that deep dives into the forgotten history of some of Asia's most popular dishes that have gone global. Discover the human story behind some of Asia's most loved foods, drinks and condiments with SCMP journalists, as they speak with chefs, restaurateurs and food experts from across the region.
Latest Episode
The complex flavours of the ‘happiest country’ on Earth (05.11.2024)
Previous Episodes
- The world of Hong Kong noodles 19.08.2024
- Hong Kong bakeries 101 31.07.2024
- The art of modernising dim sum 08.07.2024
- How overtourism created Bali’s most popular street food, babi guling 22.05.2024
- The Lunar New Year food turning parts of China into a desert wasteland 09.02.2024
- A centuries-old Lunar New Year treat in Hong Kong 02.02.2024
- The evolution of sweet and sour pork 22.01.2024
- How KFC became a Christmas tradition in Japan 21.12.2023
- How instant coffee became the hottest Korea-wave export 14.11.2023
- The dim sum dishes facing ‘extinction’ in Hong Kong 29.10.2023
- Sara Lee pound cake, a staple for the Asian diaspora, crumbles after 50 years 20.10.2023
- Century egg: misunderstood snack a Chinese favourite for 500 years 17.09.2023
- Understanding 'wok hei', the breath of the wok 30.06.2023
- The story of dumplings: how a traditional Chinese medicine cure went global 04.02.2022
- The great Hainanese chicken rice debate: Singapore vs Malaysia 10.02.2021
- Japanese tempura, its Portugese origins and how it became high culinary art 04.01.2021
- How tofu made its way to the West 06.11.2020
- Hong Kong egg tarts and their medieval English origins 23.09.2020
- Xiaolongbao: how soup dumplings went global 12.08.2020
- The story behind Oscar-winning film Parasite’s ram-don noodles 15.06.2020
