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Chopsticks or Fork?
Chopsticks or Fork?
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Chopsticks or Fork?

2021
1 season
6 episodes
Documentary

Every country town in Australia has a Chinese restaurant and comedian and food enthusiast Jennifer Wong is on a mission to meet the people behind the wok, to find out what makes their food both Australian and Chinese.

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Jennifer Wong

Seasons

  • Moree, NSW

    1.Moree, NSW

    11-06-202116m

    New Bo Wa Restaurant in Moree has been around since the 1970s. Ernest and Whitney Lai are the keeping up the tradition of nourishing the community with Aussie Chinese food like pra...

  • Malua Bay, NSW

    2.Malua Bay, NSW

    11-06-202115m

    In 2019, the Black Summer bushfires swept through Malua Bay and destroyed Raymond's Chinese Restaurant. Ten months later, it rose from the ashes with a sleek new look, and with Ray...

  • Hervey Bay, QLD

    3.Hervey Bay, QLD

    11-06-202115m

    Gary Bong took the reins at Oriental Palace 20 years ago, keeping alive the family tradition of cooking Malaysian Chinese food for their community. Gary's specialities include Char...

  • Atherton, QLD

    4.Atherton, QLD

    11-06-202116m

    Tina and Andy, recent arrivals to Australia from Guangzhou, saw an irresistible work opportunity and took over the Pagoda Restaurant in Atherton. Andy cooks Sweet & Sour Pork with...

  • Gawler, SA

    5.Gawler, SA

    11-06-202115m

    You don't need to be Chinese to run a successful Chinese restaurant, as proven by the Chiems, a Vietnamese family at Gawler Palace Chinese Restaurant in South Australia where their...

  • Darwin, NT

    6.Darwin, NT

    11-06-202115m

    Since the 1980s, Happy Garden has been feeding Darwin Chinese food with Hakka, East Timorese and Portuguese influences, reflecting the Lee family's refugee journey to Australia. Sw...

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