Welcome to the Plant Based News podcast.

Today, we have an inspiring guest joining us. Thuy Pham, founder of Mama Đút, a vegan restaurant in Portland, Oregon. She's renowned for her vegan pork belly, quickly becoming an Instagram sensation.

Thuy's extraordinary journey, from a Vietnamese child refugee to a trailblazing restaurateur, has been beautifully showcased in the Netflix series "Street Food: USA”.

Host: Robbie Lockie

Editor: Polly Foreman

Audio Editor: Phil Marriott

Social Media: Darrell Sawczuk

Producer: Xisca Taylor

Follow Thuy here - https://www.instagram.com/mama.dut.foods/

00:00:00 An introduction to Thuy Pham - Founder of Mama Dut (including clip of ‘Mama Dut Foods Documentary’ from Mercatus PDX)

00:04:20 Discovering the vegan and plant-based lifestyle

00:06:56 Netflix’s ‘Street Food: USA’ puts spotlight on Portland’s Mama Dut (clip from Koin 6 News Channel)

00:08:12 Being a mother

00:09:42 Action is karma - the important role that karma plays in Buddhism

00:14:32 The importance of food in Thuy’s culture

00:24:58 Shifting the trauma from childhood and taking ownership of family culture

00:28:35 Cooking with Thuy (Instagram video clip)

00:31:34 Portland ranked America’s most vegan-friendly city

00:35:10 Mama Dut, Thuy Pham’s Vietnamese inspired vegan restaurant

00:38:15 Creating Thuy’s Vegan Pork Belly

00:49:48 Words of wisdom for those starting out in the restaurant industry

00:49:25 Restaurant Owner Revolutionizes Vietnamese Food (video clip from Rated V For Vegan)

00:56:00 Future plans

00:57:55 Stranded on a desert island