Lucky Chow

It isn't just recipes that get imported and exported between the East and West, but also food practices.

A fourth-generation Japanese-American farm (Chino Farms).

It isn't just recipes that get imported and exported between the East and West, but also food practices.

A fourth-generation Japanese-American farm (Chino Farms).

Comfort food is nostalgic, hearty, soothing, and has never been more indispensable.

We meet leaders of the grassroots food community advocating for change while preserving the soul of Chinatown.

Comfort food is nostalgic, hearty, soothing, and has never been more indispensable.

We meet leaders of the grassroots food community advocating for change while preserving the soul of Chinatown.

A lot of cities claim to never sleep, but Taipei makes good on that promise.

On a trip to Oahu, we harvest fruit with the Matsuda family of Kahuka Farms; chef Mark Noguchi prepares an epic potluck dinner; and chefs Michelle and Wade Ueoki get personal when it comes to Hawaiian food while their mentor, chef Alan Wong, creates a tuna poke.

Moms feed us, but who feeds the moms? We join a 12-year-old Food Network star as he cooks for his family, visit the shop where a renown chef prepares a dizzying array of the Korean staples known as banchan and learn about a meal-delivery service that provides a classic Asian pregnancy and post-partum diet.

On a trip to Oahu, we harvest fruit with the Matsuda family of Kahuka Farms; chef Mark Noguchi prepares an epic potluck dinner; and chefs Michelle and Wade Ueoki get personal when it comes to Hawaiian food while their mentor, chef Alan Wong, creates a tuna poke.

Moms feed us, but who feeds the moms? We join a 12-year-old Food Network star as he cooks for his family, visit the shop where a renown chef prepares a dizzying array of the Korean staples known as banchan and learn about a meal-delivery service that provides a classic Asian pregnancy and post-partum diet.

Taiwan is steeped in tea, as beverage, ritual and way of life.

Taiwan is steeped in tea, as beverage, ritual and way of life.

Taiwan is steeped in tea, as beverage, ritual and way of life.

All around the island are artists whose medium is Taiwan's traditional ingredients and foods.

All around the island are artists whose medium is Taiwan's traditional ingredients and foods.

Across Taiwan, there's a growing movement to produce familiar pantry staples - soy sauce, hot sauce, tofu, rice - in a hand-crafted way that respects the island's legacy.

Across Taiwan, there's a growing movement to produce familiar pantry staples - soy sauce, hot sauce, tofu, rice - in a hand-crafted way that respects the island's legacy.

All around the island are artists whose medium is Taiwan's traditional ingredients and foods.

Taiwan's earthly obsession with food has a spiritual dimension as an offering to the spirits who watch over the vulnerable island nation.

Taiwan's earthly obsession with food has a spiritual dimension as an offering to the spirits who watch over the vulnerable island nation.

A lot of cities claim to never sleep, but Taipei makes good on that promise.

A lot of cities claim to never sleep, but Taipei makes good on that promise.

Taiwan is steeped in tea, as beverage, ritual and way of life.