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Take Out with Lisa Ling

2022 · 1 season

A warm, curious travelogue that makes food a doorway into history and community, easy to dip into and quietly eye-opening.

Created by
Bao Nguyen
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Lisa Ling
Tagline
Every bite has a backstory.
Overview
Lisa Ling travels from the bayous of Louisiana to Orange County’s Little Saigon, exploring the foods we love while shining a long overdue spotlight on the contributions Asian Americans have been making to the United States since before the United States was even the United States.

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Stream in the UK
  • HBO Max Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Bao Nguyen
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Lisa Ling
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • immigration
  • family
  • race
  • work
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
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Starring
Lisa Ling
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 29 min each
Network
HBO Max
Languages
English

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