189. Mouthful of Fortune
10 February - 25 mins
Podcast Series
The Allusionist
At Lunar New Year, certain foods are particularly lucky to eat. Why? Because in Chinese, their names are puns on fortunate things. Damn, maybe noodles are all it takes to get me into puns after all... Professor Miranda Brown, cultural historian of China specialising in food and drink, explains the wordplay foods of new year, and why names are so resonant in Chinese.
Get the transcript of this episode, and find links to Miranda Brown's work and more information about the topics therein, at theallusionist.org/fortune.
This episode was produced by me, Helen Zaltzman. The music is by Martin Austwick of palebirdmusic.com.
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