Cooking Without My Mother

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New York Magazine

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🗓️ 5 May 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Michelle and her mother were nothing alike. Now the lead singer of Japanese Breakfast, Michelle Zauner grew up as a little punk kid running around the Pacific Northwest wearing Daniel Johnston T-shirts and patched overalls. Her mother was glamorous, refined, and secretly homesick for her hometown of Seoul, Korea. The bridge between them, however, was their shared love of adventurous eating and Korean food. Although Michelle only realized how significant this connection was once she had to learn to cook for herself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:46.0	Okay, we're gonna play a game.
0:48.0	I'm actually like playing a game with you, the listener, so just play along here.
0:54.0	So you're going on a trip and you have five animals.
0:58.0	A cow, a horse, a lion, a lamb, and a monkey.
1:02.0	Really picture each one.
1:04.0	A cow, a horse, a lion, a lamb, and a monkey.
1:10.0	Alright?
1:11.0	Now, on this trip, you're on.
1:13.0	You're gonna have to give one of those animals away.
1:17.0	Which one do you get rid of first?
1:20.0	Alright, you got which one you're giving away?
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