It was a scene that resonated with many Asian Americans who have experienced something similar.
Celebrity chef David Chang’s new show Ugly Delicious now on Netflix is an affirmation of all those tasty treats-smell be damned.
The man behind the popular Momofuku Restaurant Group told the Daily Beast “Getting made fun of for what you eat is one of the crappiest things you can endure,” he says. “Food is one of the last bastions of half-coded racism. Because it seems so harmless. Because everyone says, ‘Oh, it’s just food.’”
Chang’s Ugly Delcious goes beyond just Asian foods to explore a cross cultural array of cuisine, and not all of it Chang likes.
One scene shows him spitting out something he could just not stomach.
At first embarrassed, he’s now glad the camera crew caught that bit of reality.
“I felt so remarkably terrible, but it was positive for me to see because it was, like, this is something that happens for a lot of people — eating something they’re not comfortable with,” he said to
EW. “It was humiliating and humbling. I’m glad they captured it. I come off as a f—ing idiot, it was super challenging. The last thing I want to do is come across as disrespectful.”
Ugly Delicious will also feature several Hollywood celebrities joining Chang on his foodie adventures. Among the guests are Aziz Ansari and Ali Wong. During the episode, Wong brought up clean bathrooms.
“I think what Ali was saying is you can still have a very clean bathroom and have great pho but the point is, don’t lose sight on the food itself,” said Chang to the f view, it’s going to look “weird.”
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