Family Food is a Munchies video series that follows the day-to-day operations of family run restaurants
Family Food
Meet the family behind Lagman House, the only restaurant in America serving Dungan cuisine. During the times of the Silk Road, some Hui Chinese women married Arab Muslim silk traders. The offspring of this pairing created the Dungan people. After facing societal oppression in China, the Dungans immigrated to central Asia, settling in places like Kazakhstan and Krygyzstan. One of these Dungan families is the Azimovs, who immigrated from Kazakhstan to Brooklyn in search of a better life.
The Only Dungan Restaurant in America
Try It Out is a three generation family owned and operated Vietnamese restaurant in Auckland, New Zealand. After arriving in Auckland as refugees from Vietnam in the 1980s, this family opened up Try It Out, a Southern Vietnamese restaurant in Otahuhu.
How a Pho Recipe Travelled from Saigon to Auckland
Married couple Fozia and Fahim Siddiqui run Zam Zam Market, a popular Pakistani food market in Los Angeles. This family business, comprised of Fozia, Fahim, and their son Talha, serves curries, kabobs, barbecue, biriyani, and more authentic and unique Pakistani fare.
Legendary Pakistani Food Hidden in a LA Convenience Store