Host Marcus Samuelsson visits Las Vegas to learn more about the city’s long-standing Chinese community and their food traditions. Learn how Chinese food came to Nevada and how it has adapted in America. [Originally aired 2019]
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No Passport Required with Marcus Samuelsson
Hosted by renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson, No Passport Required is a PBS/Eater series that takes viewers on an inspiring journey across the U.S. to explore and celebrate the wide-ranging diversity of immigrant traditions and cuisine woven into American food and culture. Each week Marcus — an immigrant himself — visits a new city to discover the dynamic and creative ways a particular community has made its mark. A vibrant portrait of America today, No Passport Required features musicians, poets, chefs, business owners, artists, community leaders and home cooks who have enhanced the nation’s culture and cuisine.
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No Passport Required is one of my favorite shows and I get surprised on occasion. I always knew there was a Middle Eastern presence in Detroit, Vietnamese in New Orleans, Armenians in LA. Before I saw this episode I had absolutely no idea there was a huge Chinese presence in Vegas.
Next time I'm there I want to go to the Chinatown Plaza and try all the different restaurants.
Las Vegas may not have the BEST of any cuisine, but it has solid examples of many cuisines, from Mexican to Chinese to Filipino to Ethiopian to Salvadoran to Vietnamese. Cubans are also rapidly growing here and a few top notch Cuban spots have opened.
And nowhere else apart from Hawaii has the quality of Hawaiian food that we have.
I'm a Vegas native who travels a lot and I always tell people that Vegas has a solid offering of many different foods.
Canton baby
Marcus is fantastic. I am glad to find PBS content on here
These lessons be so amazing and educational thank you so so so much❤️💯
Great show. My mouth is going thru noodle envy. I know the mouth feel. I know it’s as good as steak but you don’t get tired of the meatiness as quickly. This is pure culinary torture!
While true, the new wave of Chinese tourists are loud and have no manners. I used to go Vegas 3-4 times a year but not anymore.
I had Hainan chicken in Singapore and can’t get it out of my mind.
I love this series and appreciate all the knowledge AND THE FOOD!
Plz send chef Marcus here to Utah to share about the Polynesian culture here and the largest Polynesian population in America (outside of Hawaii) thanks for sharing!
Japanese go to Hawaii.
Chinese will own Vegas someday
Flock & fowl seems to be my kinda restaurant yum 😋 period okay 👍🏼
Chef Marcus please visit and archive Dominican Culture in NYc. We are a big and vibrant group of people.
i'm teochew chinese so southern chinese also has so much variations. and when he went to eat taiwanese food and the oyster pancakes, that is within teochew and hokkien cuisine which is the majority of people who escaped to taiwan. oyster pancake is my favorite ua lak. i hope samuel gets someone to tell him this so he knows this! cantonese has more stir fries while teochews are more on steamed dishes with ingredients like chestnuts are very teochew chinese. i hope u learn about hainanese cuisine and variety within a variant of a region
lots of theory and conjecture here and bias and loose facts….been going and living in vegas since the 70s always a china town there way before the mall was there and casinos had Chinese eating establishments all over vegas in small casinos..despite the guy talking about the alleged first Chinese eating establishment in a Casino….history rewrites..those of us around know better….even today there are two different china town areas the old area and new area which this guy and his paid for promotion eating places never mentioned
PBS is the backbone of america
Great series!!!
Marcus is more interested in his glorious fashion statement and fake personality than the actual genuine and respectful acknowledgement of ethnic foods. Sad and truthful. He failed the Anthony Bourdain rule!
Excellent, ao many things I didn't know 😊.
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6:11, Marcus should follow the lead of the Chinese Chef, Alan. So rude of Marcus to put your hands and fingers in the common basket just after it's touched his mouth. I'd be mortified to sit at the same table with him. When Alan said to "use your hands", it's to hold it in your hands. Marcus just gives off an obnoxious vibe altogether. Just loud and cocky, over using his hands.
So Chinese 😉
Food has to taste good to sell well
Vegas has the best thai in the states. From restaurants to groceries to ingredients. Unsure why but this is truth
As a critical jerkwad, I have to admit this was a great episode.
Marcus dresses like my grandma