Whose Borscht Is It Anyway?

13/11/2025 40 min
Whose Borscht Is It Anyway?

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Episode Synopsis

What happens when food travels with a diaspora? Reporter Kat Chow thought her family’s corned beef stew was a Chinese take on an Irish dish...until she discovered its true origins. In this episode of Proof, Kat traces the unexpected route that luo song tong—Hong Kong-style Borscht—took across continents and generations.



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