Episode 2: Have you eaten yet?

In this episode, Katherine explores how language and food serve as lifelines to cultural identity for Asian Jewish families in Vermont. We hear from Jeny, Jake, and Breana about the challenge of holding onto Cantonese when English dominates daily life. Guests also share how the food they grew up eating — from dim sum to matzo ball soup — carries memory, love, and cultural belonging across generations.Ritual was written and hosted by Katherine Leung. It was produced and edited by Katie Reuther. Engineering and sound design by Logan Marshall. Special thanks to Dr. Jennifer Junwa Lau and Rabbi Leah Cohen Tenenbaum for their help fact checking this episode. Theme music “Ilu Finu” – words: Jewish liturgy; melody: Rabbi Miriam Margles; performed by Marom, the JCOGS Band, Stowe, Vermont.Additional music composed by Logan Marshall.