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Ugly Delicious
2018 · TV series · documentary · 55 min episodes · 2 seasons
Star chef David Chang leads friends on a mouthwatering, cross-cultural hunt for the world's most satisfying grub. All the flavor. None of the BS.
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Dave Chang has a small scene in one of his Ugly Delicious (great show, by the way) episodes where he gets a group of non-Asian Americans, who claim to be MSG-allergic, to come and share their stories of MSG-related symptoms after eating at Chinese restaurants. He then hands out Doritos and American products that the participants claim they love and can eat all day. Hard to see where this is going... he says, all these umami flavored products contain MSG. Finally, Dave proposes, “do you think racism plays a part?”
The first episode of Ugly Delicious on Netflix was about Pizza, including Neapolitan pizza.
Chef Chang ordered Domino's pizza to one of the restaurants. Hilarious.
Would not considered Neapolitian. There are some 'higher-end' pizza places there that don't follow the 'tradition as dictated by committee'.
https://www.eater.com/2018/2/23/17025722/ugly-delicious-pizza-recap-season-1-episode-1
The final episode of the Netflix series Ugly Delicious [1] holds a 'face-off' between Asian dumplings and Italian stuffed pasta. Although quite tongue-in-cheek, they mention that similar foods exist in many cultures.
I recommend the series as they tackle themes regarding the prejudice against certain cuisines, as mentioned by OP. Warning, you'll be hungry after and during each episode.
[1] https://www.netflix.com/title/80170368
> thoroughly mediocre
I was just watching Ugly Delicious[0], and there is an episode about pizza. David Chang reveals that his FAVORITE pizza in the world is actually a thin crust dominos pizza with a strange array of toppings.
He shares a pie with a brooklyn based pizza chef and another guy, and while everyone agreed it was delicious, they said it wasn't pizza.
I live in NYC and eat a lot of pizza, and while I obviously wouldn't consider Dominos in the class of a Robertas, Emily, Di Fara, etc, whatever it is they're making is pretty damn good. And their numbers seem to indicate that as well.
I live right next to a Joe's pizza, often touted as one of the best classic American pizza slice in NYC. I would take a dominos deep dish or thin crust over Joe's any time.
[0] https://www.netflix.com/title/80170368
I’ve always joked that Domino’s is the original food delivery “tech” company. Reading this article confirms it, as well as watching the Netflix Ugly Delicious “Pizza” episode where they show how as much of the Dominos’ process is automated.
If you haven't already, check out the Netflix series Ugly Delicious. There's a whole episode about the fusion cuisine in Houston.