OFF THE WOK

A very special vday episode for our listeners out there. Today, we talk about looooove and all the many things centred around it. But it's not just gonna be Lance and I talking, helping us with this chat are Kristy and Angie, fellow podcasters from Shit We Don't Tell Mom (insta @shitwedonttellmom). If you haven't listened to their stuff yet, please do cause we guarantee you're gonna like what they...

Magan from Jing Wo has graciously agreed to school Lance and I on the basics of lion dancing, something we've all watched at least once somewhere yet never really bothered to figure out the significance of it. Lion dancing is a huge part of Lunar New Year and we are grateful for Magan to come on and educate us (and possibly some listeners) on it. As well we talk about all things New Year, and why...

Today, we explore the origins of your name and how you (or your parents/whomever) came up with it. Many of us have Asian names with meaning and purpose, the English counterpart? That's a different story... We'd like to thank the following people for their contribution to this episode: Suzanne, Archie, Leslie, Cuong, Elena, Douglas, Katie, Marco, and Daven. Thank you for sharing your stories with u...

With Chinese New Year around the corner, one past time that gets busted out with family gatherings is mahjong! This led us to the topic of gambling in general and why so many Asians gamble and the superstitions around it. Now Lance and I aren't gamblers, however, our special guest Michelle is...

Today we start a brand new series of people traveling abroad and our first guest is none other than Lance! Lance will talk about his 2-year adventure in China and provide us with a rundown of his experiences and how he navigated through them. Hopefully, this will be a great help to those thinking of moving to China (after this pandemic of course). This will be a recurring series so stay tuned to m...

Sooooooo on a previous episode (titled Are Asians Non-Confrontational?), there was mention of a certain "intense" cousin, well here she is for the sequel! Jocelyne will give her take and experiences on when being direct is right, when it's not the right time, and when it's time to take the rings off...

Let's talk about food! We talk about our experiences with asian food growing up, while traveling, and some of our favourite foods or most unique foods ever tasted. Make sure you listen to this on an empty stomach!

What is the difference between being cheap and being frugal? Today we discuss that and also draw upon our own experiences growing up in a frugal household. Let us know if you grew up with similar experiences and If you have any frugal tips and tricks, please comment on our Instagram or share with us via email! Happy New Year from Off the Wok!

A true culture clash with our friends Jenn and Brendan, a mixed married couple (Jenn is asian and Brendan is Caucasian). We get to chat about their childhood holiday traditions separately growing up, before we see how their traditions have either changed or remained the same after the merging of East and West. Enjoy and Happy Holidays from Off the Wok! PS: Eric's mic had some issues so the sound i...

Today we have a chat with Leslie, a friend of ours whose annual holiday traditions growing up are unlike Lance and I, even though she is also a second generation Canadian like us. We discover what her traditions were (and perhaps still are!) and why her family's traditions were different. What are your holiday traditions? Share them with us!

What were your Christmas traditions growing up? Or did you even celebrate Christmas? Let's see how Off the Wok experienced it and you might be able to relate as well. Tell us all the Xmas traditions you had when growing up by commenting on our Instagram or emailing us!

What did you grow up speaking? How many languages do you speak? Do you speak different languages at home vs. outside? Ask yourself these questions as you listen to today's episode on mother tongues

I know the price is cheaper, but how's the quality? We talk about the Asian fake goods culture and our experiences growing up with it, accepting it and as we get older, turning our backs more and more to it. We also talk about China and the lengths they go to in counterfeit culture.

Well here's a little story that must be told,  about 2 cool brothers who became all bold, and decided to get up and do a little talk, on a podcast you all know as off the wok.

Today we go into some of our past brushes with racism...or was it? Along with some sprinkles of racial profiling and stereotyping. You might wonder how we fit that in a half hour, well the answer is...there's gonna be a part 2.

Exploring the stereotype of Asians generally being the non-confrontational, sit down and doing your work type. Does it come from our parents? Or are there other factors? And discussing which topics really grinds Asians gears.

Today we discuss Halloween from our perspective as second generation kids and how we celebrated (or didn't). And any other stuff we decide to talk about.