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Mar 2019
50m 27s

The Food of Shangri-La: Cooking Up Yak M...

Milk Street Radio
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Georgia Freedman, author of “Cooking South of The Clouds,” travels China’s “Wild West” in search of new foods. Plus, Kim Severson of The New York Times explores the supermarket of the future; we make Australian pulled pork; and Dan Pashman discusses the pros and cons of “shower beers.” For this week’s recipe, Miso-Gochujang Pulled Pork, visit: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/miso-gochujang-pulled-pork This week’s sponsors: Go to FergusonShowrooms.com (http://fergusonshowrooms.com/) to browse the Inspiration Gallery and request an appointment. Go to milkstreet.robinhood.com (http://milkstreet.robinhood.com/) to sign up. Robinhood is giving listeners a free stock like Apple, Ford or Sprint to help you build your portfolio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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