The Origins of the Bay Area's Donut and Chinese Food Combo

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2021

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Bay Curious listener Jaimie Cohen wants to know: "Why are there restaurants that serve Chinese food, doughnuts and burgers all in one location? And why are there so many of them in the Bay Area?" We found that it's a uniquely Californian combination with an unexpected history. Additional Reading: Why Donuts + Chinese Food = A Very Californian Combination 'The Donut King' official trailer (Premiering on KQED May 24th) Reported by Asal Ehsanipour. Bay Curious is made by Katrina Schwartz, Suzie Racho and Katie McMurran. Additional support from Brendan Willard, Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Carly Severn, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Marnette Federis.

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0:00.0	From K-QED.
0:03.0	You're listening to Bay Curious, the podcast where we answer your questions about the Bay Area.
0:08.0	I'm Katrina Schwartz.
0:10.0	Donuts have always been a special treat for me. I get one after early morning swim
0:16.5	practice when I was a kid. And if you'd told me then I could also get some
0:20.7	lomane or fried rice while I was at it, I would have been so excited.
0:26.0	Which brings me to this week's question asker, Jamie Cohen, who's curious about something
0:30.1	she's only ever seen in California.
0:32.8	So my question is, why are there restaurants that serve Chinese food,
0:37.4	donuts, and burgers all in one location?
0:40.6	Today on the show, we're exploring the fascinating history behind this delicious combo and
0:46.5	the donut king behind it all. Support for Bay Curious
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1:16.0	Reporter Asal-Sana-Pore called Jamie Cohen to find out more about her obsession with donut places that also serve Chinese food.
1:24.0	Paint me a picture. Can you remember the first time that you saw a sign that's a Chinese
1:30.4	food and donuts or donuts and hamburgers or whatever the combination is, what were you thinking?
1:36.4	So the very first time I ever noticed it was my husband and I, we pointed it out to each other,
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