Netflix film 'Always Be My Maybe' celebrates America's love of Asian cuisine: 'Food that makes people feel at home'

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Netflix film 'Always Be My Maybe' celebrates America's love of Asian cuisine: 'Food that makes people feel at home'
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Netflix film 'Always Be My Maybe' celebrates America's love of Asian cuisine

The Netflix film "Always Be My Maybe" celebrates the growing hunger for Asian food in the U.S. and an excitement for new flavors.

"Nobody wants to sit next to that kid with thermos soup!" Marcus says frantically. "Only the other kids with thermos soup, and I don't want to sit next to those losers!" Flash forward to 2019 in the film and times have changed. Kimchi jjigae is now a trendy food being sold at a restaurant run by a celebrity chef – who is none other than Sasha Tran.

Nakayama, who has been known to carefully track her diners' preferences, said she's noticed that people are more open minded than ever before. Nakayama said Japanese food can have unfamiliar textures or tastes to those who don't typically eat it, but she sees that as part of its beauty.Source: Netflix

Kimchi jjigae or kimchi stew is heavily featured in the film in all of its steaming, fiery-red glory. It's a lesser-known dish, but American diners have become much more familiar with kimchi in recent years.

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