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Yan du xian, a clay pot soup of bean curd-based stalk with salted pork belly, tofu ribbons, and bamboo shoots. mmm! oh, good flavor. this is a socialist country, supposedly. >> minji: mm-hmm. yep. >> anthony: its a communist country, supposedly. it is, in fact, from all evidence that ive ever seen, the most dynamic capitalistic country on earth. what do you think about that? >> minji: i think a lot of my western friends come here thinking china is a posh version of north korea, or -- or the part...

>> chef kazuo: [ speaking japanese ] >> catherine: its when he went to high school and then he stopped studying. >> anthony: right, what was he doing instead of studying? >> chef kazuo: [ speaking japanese ] >> catherine: mahjong. mahjong. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> next this insanely delicious custard with bean curd, broth and kelp. >> that is beautiful. >> really good. everyone in the family. >> so after he graduated high school, he didnt have any idea what he wanted to do. my uncle, at the time e he was ...

Serve this at the french laundry. right? [ laughter ] >> catherine: i think we do. >> anthony: so back in the days of the family catering business, when he looked at his younger brother did he think, "this >> chef kazuo: [ speaking japanese ] >> catherine: hes like, "no." >> anthony: cause your dad said he was a bad, he was not a good student. >> chef kazuo: [ speaking japanese ] >> catherine: its when he went to high school and then he stopped studying. >> anthony: right, what was he doing inst...

Yan du shin, a clay pot soup of bean curd-based stock with salted pork belly, tofu ribbons, and bamboo shoots. >> mm. oh, good flavor. this is a socialist country, supposedly. >> yeah. >> a communist country, supposedly. it is in fact, from all the evidence that ive ever seen, the most dynamic capitalist country on earth. what do you think about that? >> i think a lot of my western friends come here thinking china is a posh version of north korea or the party controls everything. but they come h...

And this to round things out -- yan du xian, a clay pot soup of bean curd-based stalk with salted pork belly, tofu ribbons, and bamboo shoots. mmm! oh, good flavor. this is a socialist country, supposedly. >> minji: mm-hmm. yep. >> anthony: its a communist country, supposedly. it is, in fact, from all evidence that ive ever seen, the most dynamic capitalistic country on earth. what do you think about that? >> minji: i think a lot of my western friends come here thinking china is a posh version o...

>> anthony: so back in the days of the family catering business, when he looked at his younger brother did he think, "this guys going to make something of himself?" >> chef kazuo: [ speaking japanese ] >> catherine: hes like, "no." >> anthony: cause your dad said he was a bad, he was not a good student. >> chef kazuo: [ speaking japanese ] >> catherine: its when he went to high school and then he stopped studying. >> anthony: right, what was he doing instead of studying? >> chef kazuo: [ speakin...

Heated and left in the wok with dark soy, salt and sugar. a clay pot soup of bean curd and tofu ribbons and bamboo shoots. >> it is a commonist country. >> it is the most dynami dynamic -- country on earth. what do you think about that. >> i think a lot of my friends coming here thinking that china is a portion of north korea or -- they come here and theyre surprised and it is not that much. they do seem to be promoting the free market even more with the free trade establishing

>> what are you? >> im a tofurkey. im made of 100% bean curd and wheat protein. and i am gmo-free, so dig in. >> this is disgusting. >> you see? when we all come together and compromise and spend all of our time trying to please everyone, we end up with a lumpy mound of brown goo. now, let us sing. ♪ we wish you a safe thanksgiving ♪ ♪ we wish you a nonconfrontational thanksgiving ♪ sn ♪ we wish you a multicultural thanksgiving ♪ ♪ and a mick croaggression free new year ♪ >> micr...

Japanese ] >> catherine: hes like, "no." >> anthony: cause your dad said he was a bad, he was not a good student. >> its when he went to high school and stopped studying. >> what was he doing instead of studying. >> ma jong. #. >> next this insanely delicious custard of eel and egg jacked with bean curd, broth, and kelp. >> wow, that is beautiful. really good. everyone in the family. how did your dad end up the weirdo? >> he didnt have any idea what he wanted to do. my uncle was already in tokyo...

When he looked at his younger brother did he think, "this guys going to make something of himself?" >> chef kazuo: [ speaking japanese ] >> catherine: hes like, "no." >> anthony: cause your dad said he was a bad, he was not a good student. >> chef kazuo: [ speaking japanese ] >> catherine: its when he went to high school and then he stopped studying. >> anthony: right, what was he doing instead of studying? >> chef kazuo: [ speaking japanese ] >> catherine: mahjong. mahjong. ♪ >> anthony: next...