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EPISODE · Nov 11, 2024 · 25 MIN

How Chinese restaurants in St. Louis have served food and helped build community

from St. Louis on the Air

A history of St. Louis’ Chinese restaurants sheds light on the role these establishments have played in taste-making and community-building for more than 150 years. The Missouri Historical Society’s Magdalene Linck discusses who owned some of the best-known Chinese restaurants in St. Louis, what they served beyond the plate, and how changes in Chinese food options over time reflect changes in the local population as well as diners’ palates.

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