"There's always been a language barrier between me and my dad," said Tsukamoto, whose family moved from Japan to Canada in 1999. Gigi Huang shows off two signature desserts from her childhood, fried taro balls and Taiwanese pineapple cake. "In Taiwanese pineapple means ong lai, which means to bring good luck. Lim went back to Cambodia in 2019, and though she says salaw machu remains her favourite soup today, she was also able to explore other flavours she'd rarely eaten in Ottawa. Not just the sour soup ... but foods we don't usually eat as much because we don't have the same ingredients here.'"

Source: CBC News July 12, 2021 07:52 UTC