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The World Takes Comfort in Comfort Food (Advanced Program) · Spotlight English: Advanced

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Spotlight Advanced. I'm Roger Bassick.
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  Speaker 2: And I'm Paula Devis. Spotlight Advanced uses a special English
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  Speaker 2: method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand,
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  Speaker 2: no matter where in the world they live.
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  Speaker 1: French fried potatoes covered in meat gravy and fresh cheese curd.
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  Speaker 1: Pickled jalapenos with black beans and creamy avocado fruit. Soft
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  Speaker 1: pork and corn in warm, spicy broth. Moist sponge cake
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  Speaker 1: with dried date fruit. These are comfort foods from around
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  Speaker 1: the world. Each dish has a different name, but they
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  Speaker 1: share a common purpose. They make people feel happy. They
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  Speaker 1: help the lonely remember their homes and families. They reconnect
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  Speaker 1: adults with their youth. They remind everyone that they are
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  Speaker 1: not alone. They bring comfort to those in need.
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  Speaker 2: Today's Spotlight looks at comfort food dishes from different parts
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  Speaker 2: of the world. We explore why these meals mean so
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  Speaker 2: much to people. We talk about why a dish is
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  Speaker 2: called comfort food. We examine food instructions that have been
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  Speaker 2: passed down through generations. We celebrate the power of food
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  Speaker 2: made with love.
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  Speaker 1: What is comfort food? The term comfort food was first
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  Speaker 1: used in 1966 in an article in the Palm Beach Post.
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  Speaker 1: Yet the idea behind comfort food has existed for much longer.
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  Speaker 1: There are certain meals that make a person happy. Maybe
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  Speaker 1: it is a warm dish that a mother makes for
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  Speaker 1: her son when he feels tired. Perhaps it is a
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  Speaker 1: meal that a family eats together every week. Comfort food
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  Speaker 1: dishes are different around the world, but they all make
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  Speaker 1: people feel better. Writer C.A.
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  Speaker 3: Pinkham says, An American might reach for a grilled cheese sandwich.
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  Speaker 3: Someone in Vietnam might crave a bowl of pho. An
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  Speaker 3: Italian could feel comforted by some risotto. But the idea
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  Speaker 3: of food that makes you happy is a basic part
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  Speaker 3: of the human condition.
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  Speaker 2: The smell of a specific dish can make people remember
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  Speaker 2: the past. It could be the smoky smell of meat
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  Speaker 2: cooking slowly for hours in Austin, Texas. Or it could
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  Speaker 2: be the delicious scent of chicken, rice, garlic, onions and
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  Speaker 2: bell peppers in the Cuban dish Arroz Compoyo. Some dishes
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  Speaker 2: just smell like home.
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  Speaker 4: Dr.
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  Speaker 2: Sharam Heshmat writes.
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  Speaker 5: There is a strong link between sense and emotional memory.
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  Speaker 5: The smell of foods can help us remember detailed emotional
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  Speaker 5: memories of our past.
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  Speaker 1: Shirley Karasawa is a Japanese cooking instructor. Her mother was
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  Speaker 1: a teenager when she first moved to the United States.
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  Speaker 1: She learned to bake by watching neighbors. She made everything
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  Speaker 1: very large Her cookies were huge. Her cupcakes were too
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  Speaker 1: big for the pan. Later, she taught Shirley her method.
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  Speaker 1: Shirley says, They.
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  Speaker 4: Were not perfect and beautiful like other American moms' baked goods,
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  Speaker 4: but they always tasted the best. I asked Mom why
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  Speaker 4: she made everything so big. She told me, so you
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  Speaker 4: do not have to eat so many. And it is
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  Speaker 4: bad luck to make anything too small.
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  Speaker 2: Poutine is a popular comfort food in Canada. It is
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  Speaker 2: French fried potatoes with meat, gravy and cheese curd. Chilaquiles
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  Speaker 2: are part of many Mexican breakfasts. Cooks prepare them by
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  Speaker 2: placing black beans, avocado fruit, pickled jalapenos, cheese and salsa
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  Speaker 2: on thin flatbread. Barbate is a national obsession in South Africa.
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  Speaker 4: It has a.
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  Speaker 2: Base of spiced meat and bay leaves. Cooks cover the
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  Speaker 2: dish with dried fruit and a sweet custard sauce. Then
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  Speaker 2: they bake it.
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  Speaker 1: Pozole dates to the Aztec Empire in the 14th century.
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  Speaker 1: It is a thick soup with pork, corn, garlic, and
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  Speaker 1: spicy chilies. Pho is a comforting Vietnamese broth served with vegetables, noodles, herbs, beef,
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  Speaker 1: or chicken. In the United Kingdom, sticky toffee pudding is
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  Speaker 1: a treat. It is made with sponge cake, dates, and
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  Speaker 1: toffee sauce. People often serve it with ice cream or custard.
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  Speaker 2: Instructions to make these delightful comfort foods are passed down
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  Speaker 2: through generations. Writer Nancy Mock tells of her grandmother's recipe
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  Speaker 2: for green tomato pie. The simple ingredients include sugar, cinnamon,
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  Speaker 2: pie crust dough and green tomatoes. But when put together
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  Speaker 2: in the oven, something special happens. Nancy says.
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  Speaker 6: When green tomatoes are baked with sugar and cinnamon, the
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  Speaker 6: change is almost magical. The tomatoes settle as they cook.
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  Speaker 6: They lose their sour taste, but they keep some of
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  Speaker 6: their shape. The filling almost tastes like apple pie.
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  Speaker 1: The secret of comfort foods is that they really are magical.
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  Speaker 1: They can never be forgotten or replaced. One smell can
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  Speaker 1: carry someone home They can feel like a hug from
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  Speaker 1: someone you loved years ago. They are a faithful reminder
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  Speaker 1: that no one ever needs to feel alone.
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  Speaker 1: The writer of this episode was Peter Anderson. The producer
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  Speaker 1: was Michio Ozaki. The voices you heard were from the
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  Speaker 1: United States and the United Kingdom. All quotes were adapted
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  Speaker 1: for this episode and voiced by Spotlight. No AI or
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  Speaker 1: artificial intelligence was used in this episode. Spotlight episodes are written, voiced,
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  Speaker 1: and produced by real people for real people, no matter
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  Speaker 1: where in the world they live. This episode is called
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  Speaker 1: The World Takes Comfort in Comfort Food.
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