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Congee Club: Saigon75 documentary on traditional Vietnamese food and culture | an adoptee's story

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Thuy Hoang meets Jaki Clibbon, an Operation Babylift adoptee from a Saigon orphanage in this preview segment of the Saigon75 documentary. At Jaki's Congee Club in XO Kitchen, Norwich, Thuy hears her fascinating life story and how exploring Vietnamese food has connected her to her culture and heritage. Find out more about Thuy's independent documentary film project on the Saigon75 website, www.saigon75.info Saigon75 documentary https://www.saigon75.info/ Please help us to complete our documentary project: Make a donation https://www.gofundme.com/f/saigon-75-documentary Find out more about Vietnamese chef and food writer, Thuy https://www.thuycooks.com/ Instagram @thuycooks Papaya Verte Instagram @papayaverte XO Kitchen, Norwich https://xokitchen.uk/ Timings: 00:00 Introducing the Norwich Congee Club 00:31 What is congee (cháo)? 01:29 Jaki's story – an adoptee from Vietnam 04:38 Century eggs 05:21 Diners' comments 06:55 A success – congratulations! A special thanks to: Jimmy Preston, Chef and owner of XO Kitchen, Norwich; Jaki Clibbon and her Papaya Verte team (Ava, Julie and Mia); and my amazing team, Martin and Patrick for capturing it all so beautifully. #Documentary #Vietnamesefood #Adoptees #Authentic Vietnamese cuisine #Viet food #Asian food #Vietnam #Saigon #Cooking #MasterChef #Vietnamese cuisine #Asianfoodlover #Asianfoods #Homemadefood #Vietnamesefood #Vietnamese diaspora #Vietnamese adoptees #Vietnamese chefs #Congee #Congee club #Cháo #Behind the scenes #Operation Babylift #Storytelling #Vietnamese culture #Vietnamese heritage #Filming day #Norwich #Saigon75 #Independent filmmaking #Food and culture #Thuy Hoang #Recipe #Vietnamese food documentary film #Authentic Vietnamese food culture documentary #Vietnam food documentary #Traditional Vietnamese cuisine documentary #How Vietnamese food is made traditional methods documentary #Vietnamese culture and food documentary #Vietnamese cooking techniques documentary film #Best documentary about Vietnamese food and culture #Vietnam food journey #Vietnamese food secrets and recipes documentary #Vietnam culinary traditions documentary full HD #Exploring Vietnam food and culture documentary #Real stories #Adoptee's voices #Adoptee voices #Vietnamese adoptee #Human stories #Indie documentary #Filmmaking #Support Indie film

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christine_ferrand 4 weeks, 2 days ago

Absolutely loved this Thuy! Tremendous story and wonderful insight into Jaki's life, fascinating. Keep up the great work, as always. James xx

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jamesrune24 1 month ago

Lovely to hear a bit of Jaki’s story. Beautiful shot. I love that you are bringing the community together to try this wonderful cuisine. Looking forward to watching the full documentary. 💕

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ericarguello266 1 month ago

Lots of love to you Jaki. Maeva

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hans-hinrichhendriks264 1 month, 1 week ago

It’s an interesting story 😊

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kamilly_sousa 1 month, 1 week ago

Petition for Jaki x Thuy congee club in London button ❤ >>>