Author: Illustration by Veronika Kiriyenko

Inside a red building with black trim at the south end of Johnston Street in Lafayette, you will find master Chinese kitchen skills on display. Behind a glass window, you will see a small group of men expertly mix ingredients…

It’s 6:30 p.m. on a Wednesday inside Osaka, and Hyeran Le stands at a stainless-steel table with neat piles of flour, dough and a filling on it. She patiently preps the dough and places it in a press machine. Le…