Made in Taiwan: A Culinary Legacy with Ivy Chen

About this episode

In this episode, Paula Mohammed interviews Ivy Chen about the significance of food in Taiwanese culture and the preservation of culinary traditions.

What if preserving a recipe was the key to preserving a culture? In this heartfelt and flavor-packed episode, I sit down with Ivy Chen—longtime cooking instructor, co-author of Made in Taiwan, and the force behind Ivy’s Kitchen in Taipei. You’ll hear about: 🍚 Why sticky rice dishes like oil rice are central to Taiwanese celebrations 🏮 The cultural rituals that surround food—from ancestor offerings to baby blessings 🎥 What it was like filming with Phil Rosenthal for Somebody Feed Phil Whether ...

People in this episode

Host: Paula Mohammed

Guest: Ivy Chen

Topics covered

• culinary legacy
• Taiwanese culture
• food rituals
• cooking
• celebrations

Keywords

• Taiwan
• Ivy Chen
• cooking
• food culture
• sticky rice
• celebrations
• cultural rituals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ivy’s Kitchen, Somebody Feed Phil

Books & works: Made in Taiwan

Places: Taipei, Taiwan

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