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    Good Food

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    Photo of Fongchong courtesy of the Southern Foodways Alliance Imagine you’re a white family in Tennessee. You’ve just adopted an 11-year-old girl from China who’s never eaten anything but Chinese food. Not to mention she’s not interested in…

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    By Evan Kleiman • Nov 21, 2017 • 1 min read

    Imagine you’re a white family in Tennessee. You’ve just adopted an 11-year-old girl from China who’s never eaten anything but Chinese food. Not to mention she’s not interested in starting now. What do you do? Ask Nashville writer Taylor Holliday. She shared her story in this segment that first ran on the Gravy podcast.

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    The Thanksgiving show: Family and food
    1. 0:00Jacques Pepin learns some "Granddaughter's Lessons"
    2. 10:51Building community through charity
    3. 24:07Beef stew for the soul
    4. 27:17Market Report: Rutabagas
    5. 33:18The Mala ProjectYou’re reading this
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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    The Thanksgiving show: Family and food
    1. 0:00Jacques Pepin learns some "Granddaughter's Lessons"
    2. 10:51Building community through charity
    3. 24:07Beef stew for the soul
    4. 27:17Market Report: Rutabagas
    5. 33:18The Mala ProjectYou’re reading this
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